Tag: partners

Today’s Miracle Moment is About a 105-Year-Old Woman’s Secret to Happiness…

Recently, I attended a singing event with about 25 people, where we sang beautiful songs and chants together for about 2 hours. Throughout the event, I noticed a radiant woman in the back row – she had a huge smile on her face, and she was clapping and singing along the whole time. She stood out to me because she looked to be a little older than the rest of the people there. After we were done singing, I went to meet her and found out that her name was Natalie and she was about to have her 105th birthday. 

She was the first 105-year-old I’d ever met, and she was full of energy, cracking jokes, and living in what we call the Miracle Zone!

We sat down to talk to her, and I asked her what her secret is to living to 105 with such zest and a big smile on her face? 

Because it’s one thing to live to 105, but it’s another to be full of life, vitality, happiness and energy at that age. 

Natalie said that her secret is keeping busy and helping people. She loves encouraging others, helping them believe in themselves, and doing that gives her an extra spark. 

What I love about this is that when most of us think about being 105, we’re afraid we’ll need to rely on others.

Instead, Natalie keeps her focus on helping others, and that’s helped her to stay healthy and energized at her age.

I also got to talk with Ann, Natalie’s daughter, who said that one of her mom’s strengths is that she’s a “rascal” who has a lightness and sense of humor about life. And she definitely made me laugh during our short chat. 

Natalie’s experience is backed up by research done by Dan Buettner, who discovered the Blue Zones – the places in the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives. Just the day after meeting Natalie, I had an interview already scheduled with Dan for Your Year of Miracles members. 

Dan said: Having a sense of purpose and helping others can add 8 years to life. And that’s far more powerful than any pill or any supplement you can find.

So there you go – put your focus on how you can help others, and have a sense of humor about life. 

This week, I invite you to look for ways to focus on helping or encouraging others. This doesn’t have to look like spending a whole day doing volunteer work, but it can. Simply have the intention to be an encouraging presence for others, and as you go through your day look for the opportunities to help others or show you care. And, when life feels too serious, practice having a sense of humor.

Leave us a comment about what Natalie’s story inspires in you! We look forward to hearing from you. 

Today’s Miracle Moment is About How You Can Make a Small But Mighty Difference Today.

Let’s start with a short story…

One day, a woman was riding a bus. She’d just gotten herself a wonderful fresh bouquet of flowers and she was really enjoying their beauty and scent. She looked over to the row in front of her across the aisle, and saw a man who looked lonely and sad. She looked at him, and then looked at her flowers, and she felt inspired to give him her fresh bouquet of flowers.

She walked over and handed them to him, and he was so surprised that he was brought to tears. He said to her, “You don’t know how much this means to me. My wife just passed away, and I’m on my way to visit her at her grave. I’m going to be able to give these to her today.”

One of the greatest, deepest joys in life comes from making an impact and making a contribution. However, we can often look at the world around us and think, “What could I possibly do to change anything? There is so much that needs to be done!” Or you might have so much on your shoulders with life, like paying the bills, that you don’t have the energy to think about making a difference. As this story shows, it’s not about saving the entire world…

There’s huge power in making a difference in just one person’s life. This can be a huge boost of happiness and inspiration for you, too.

The woman in this story allowed love to matter first. 

Love is the highest frequency on the planet, and it’s the highest frequency we can tap into while still being in the body.

The first vibration that the Unified Field generates is love. The more we are loving, the closer we are to the miraculous and to the infinite possibilities that are available to anyone at any time.

When we do small acts of kindness, we bring more love into the space we’re in. Love unifies us with the highest vibration of the people that you’re engaging with directly. And not only that…

Quantum science shows us that when you do an unexpected loving act, it positively impacts someone on the other side of the planet too.

They’ll find it easier to forgive a family member, or to let go of a heartbreak.

The most significant thing to all of us is love, so let’s find a way to make that into an action.

This week, we invite you to bring more miracles into your life by making a small but mighty difference in the life of someone you encounter. Maybe you acknowledge the grocery store clerk for how their friendliness brightens your day, or buy a cup of coffee for the next person in line at a coffee shop, or give a call to an elderly family member out of the blue.

Let us know in the comments what you’ll do to create a small but mighty miracle for someone you meet.

Today’s Miracle Moment is About Stopping the Overthinking Cycle.

We all get in the overthinking cycle from time to time. We might overthink small decisions, like what to order for dinner at a restaurant. Or we might overthink important decisions for years on end. Maybe there’s a business you’ve wanted to launch, but you keep overthinking the first steps to take to get started. Maybe you’ve held back on taking a class that really calls to you. Maybe you overthink how ready you need to be to put yourself out there socially.

Overthinking can block you from taking action that can lead to seeing your miracles come to life.

We are co-creators with the universe. If we’re not taking action, then we aren’t doing our part.

To stop the overthinking cycle, first we need to realize that the mind is trying to complete itself. Because the mind is trying to complete the experience it’s happening, it reaches into the future and imagines possible scenarios.

To stop that process instantly, come back to right here, right now.

Interrupt the process of thinking about the future and come back onto the self by taking a deep and slow breath into the belly.

When you breathe into the belly, it draws oxygen into the lower lobes of the lungs where more blood vessels are. That helps oxygenate the blood faster and slows down the thinking mind.

A deep belly breath also activates the part of the nervous system that calms you down and is where creative thinking lies. 

When you slow your breath, you slow your mind and have access to deeper wisdom.

By slowly breathing deeply into the belly, your thinking slows down and wisdom can rise. When wisdom rises, thinking is no longer necessary. The wisdom that rises gives the mind instructions about what to do.

The mind is designed to serve the Soul. When we begin activating our own Soulful presence, the mind can get in service, and this stops the cycle of overthinking.

This week, we invite you to try this practice of taking deep slow breaths into the belly to stop the overthinking process. Let us know how it goes as you try this. Does it help to slow down your mind and stop the overthinking cycle? Share in the comments!

We look forward to hearing from you. Have a wonderful week!

Today’s Miracle Moment is About 3 Signs that Miracles Are On Their Way.

In Your Year of Miracles, we share that you can’t create miracles because miracles are a gift from the Divine. But you can create the conditions in your life for miracles to occur. So let’s look at three signs to know that miracles are on their way…

The first sign is that the desire is there for miracles. The desire is there for miracles because they’re meant for you.

The soul desires to be here in order to experience life in full spectrum, and miracles are a part of that. We’re made of divinity itself. When we recognize that, we allow miracles to occur.

The second sign that miracles are on their way is that things are falling apart.

Now we know that might not seem like a sign of a miracle, but stay with us!

The Universe is always working for us—not against us. If we’re not living in alignment with our highest good, the things that may not be right for us will tend to fall apart or fall away. It could be a relationship, a job, a living situation, or sometimes even a health issue. If that’s happening, know that things have to break down in order to get rebuilt. There may be a wake-up call happening about an area of life that may need more alignment so that you start to make the changes and get on the path that completely feels right for you. This is that place we call living in the Miracle Zone.

The third sign that miracles are on their way is that you’re opening to them.

You’re actively taking a step toward opening to miracles and experiencing life in a whole new way.

Life is a co-creation with the universe. When you take steps forward, the universe meets you.

By beginning to take baby steps towards your miracles, you’re creating the pathway for miracles to occur.

The world that you’re walking around in is a reflection of your own consciousness. When you allow your consciousness to perceive that miracles could happen for you, it allows miracles to reflect back to you what they look like, how they feel, and how they come out of nowhere.

This week, we invite you to look for the proof in your life that miracles are on their way to you.

Which of these three signs resonated with you most? Share with us in the comments. 

Today’s Miracle Moment is About How to Get Your Groove Back.

Do you ever feel like you’ve lost your groove — that juiciness for life? When was the last time you felt that inspired, creative, tapped-in and turned-on feeling? Maybe it’s been a while!

With the intensity of our world these days and all that we’ve been through collectively over the past few years, it’s totally normal to feel like you’ve lost your groove. When you add to it the stress of worldwide events, climate change, or inflation, it’s enough to make you go: What groove?! 

Even with all the stresses of our world today, you can absolutely get your groove back, and it can be better than ever.

We’re not just talking about going to an exotic island and having an adventure or having an exciting love affair like Stella did in the movie Stella Got Her Groove Back…

We’re talking about experiencing a lasting change in how you feel — and that starts as an inside job. 

We’re on the planet at a magnificent time. Your soul came here to feel contraction and expansion and to discover who you truly are.

High vibrational energies are available to each of us anytime, and all we have to do is open up to them.

When you feel energies that make you feel low, stuck, lethargic, or uninspired, that’s because you’re drawing your energy from your head and the outside world. What you can do instead is to bring all of your energy back onto yourself.

Here is a breathing technique that will help you to reconnect and find your center.

1. Drop all of your energy into your belly and start breathing from there, feeling your connection with the earth.
2. Take a deep breath into your belly and keep inhaling until you breathe the energy up into the upper lobes of your lungs.
3. Keep inhaling and imagining that you’re bigger than your body.
4. Then exhale your energy out in every direction: in front of you, behind you, above you, and below you.
5. Take a breath into your belly from every direction. Then, exhale in every direction.

Repeat this exercise a few times and then exhale, breathing deep into the earth.

When you do this exercise, you’ll begin to experience yourself as a bigger energy than your physical body. When you do that, you can get in touch with a version of yourself that’s inspired, illuminated, and a higher vibrational frequency than the version of yourself that’s living in your head.

To get your groove back, you need to be grounded in your body and remember how amazing and beautiful this life is.

What a beautiful opportunity we have to live fully in any way we choose!

This week, return to this breathing exercise any time you need to “get your groove back” and notice any shifts in how you feel. As we say in Your Year of Miracles, what you put your attention on grows stronger in your life. Focus on one shift at a time, and you’re on your way to more miracles.

We’d love to hear from you! In the comments below, share with us how you feel after doing this exercise to get your groove back.

Today’s Miracle Moment is About Relationships As a Spiritual Path.

As humans, we’re wired to be social creatures. We all share the core need for connecting and bonding with each other — whether that’s in friendships, romantic partnerships, family relationships, or community connections. Loving relationships add more fulfillment and happiness to our lives. 

Relationships can also be our biggest teachers! The people we love the most are usually also the people who can push our buttons the most.

The people we’re in closest relationships with are our “mirrors,” showing us the places we may need some healing.

We’ve all experienced a moment in a relationship when someone says or does something that creates a painful emotional reaction within us. It can seem as though the other person is out to criticize or upset us.

However, if you feel triggered by what someone else has said or done, it’s most likely your reaction is not just about that specific situation or incident. It may be bringing up wounding that happened at a younger age, and that you didn’t fully process at that time.

While emotional upsets within relationships don’t feel great, ultimately they’re an invitation for healing.

In that moment, rather than projecting onto the other person or getting defensive, the first thing you can do is to simply recognize that you’re experiencing an emotional upset. Notice what you feel in your body – you may have tightness in your chest, tension in your shoulders, or a stomach that’s tied up in knots.

Then, turn your attention to loving the part of yourself that’s upset. Breathe with it and be with it, acknowledging the inner child within who didn’t get what he or she needed earlier in life.

At that point, you can choose to be the person who leads with love in your relationships — even if you really want to just yell out all the reasons that the other person is wrong. Instead you can practice being present, share vulnerably, and listen deeply.

When you look at relationships as opportunities to grow and evolve, then everything that arises can be an opportunity for that.

This week, we invite you to explore what your relationships could be teaching you. How are your relationships giving you opportunities to grow and evolve?

In the comments below, share with us how you’re growing and learning from your relationships.