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29/6/2020 0 Comments

Week 26 - A confession about my shame

This week I was teaching my latest group of Reiki Master students, and I had a realisation about a key step in my growth.
I have a confession ... I was ashamed of my past ... and now I have reclaimed my shame.

We were talking about energy and life choices, I realised that during the process of following my spiritual path, travelling overseas, running my own business and writing my book (Finding my Soul at Sea) I’ve been gradually facing the truth about myself.
Each time I took a step out of my comfort zone a new level of understanding was gained.

Most significantly, this past year has been about launching my first book.
There is a lot of personal development that happens during the writing and publishing and marketing process.

I discovered that the reason it felt so hard to take the step of actually publishing my memoir ... it was because on some level, I felt ashamed of my actions, in the past, and particularly while working on board ships. 

You know how you only share certain things with certain people in your life.
Some stories for the family, some for your best friends and some for your work colleagues, right?
Well, this book is my truth ... on a platter ... my heart ... out there ... my whole self for all to see.

Obviously, NOW I get why my publisher and mentor (Ocean Reeve) told me that personal development is STEP 1 of the publishing process. You’ve always gotta come back to that or you won’t be able to do the rest of the steps.

I’ve got to admit that I was a bit too dismissive of his comments at the beginning.
I mean I’ve got lots of personal development tools and I run a business in spiritual coaching and wellness...
I thought "I can easily handle this."

But at times during the publishing journey I felt like my head and heart would explode ... with fear and shame and vulnerability and anxiety ... there were times that I lay in bed and thought “I can’t do it ... I just can’t show this to (insert names here)... I can’t let them hear the truth ...“
**Note: I’m not sure if it’s the same for fiction writers. Perhaps my author friends can reply and let me know. 

My whole way of presenting myself to the world was tied up in NOT telling those ship stories.
And anyone whose worked on board can attest to this ... we think that people who’ve never worked on board can’t fully understand the alternative universe that it is.

However, I’ve discovered ... not only DO people understand my truth ... they also resonate with it ... and have had similar experiences (in other environments) ...
And they've even told me they felt a shift in THEIR level of shame, by me sharing my truth.

Ahhhhhh that’s why we do this!
That’s why we write.
That’s why we share our stories.
That’s why ...
To help ourselves and others to shift, allow, accept and forgive ...

Your story is just as perfect as mine.
Your journey is equally valid and true.
Your message will heal you ... and others.

Write it because it’s true, it moves you and it takes you to a deeper knowing of your Soul  ... not because it might make money.

By writing my book, I learned the reason I didn’t tell my story before was fear of being rejected and judged ...
But I was doing the rejecting and judging of MYSELF.
I was comparing myself to an old version of me and I wasn’t that person anymore ... there is no comparison.
As you grow you transform.

Now I have reclaimed all the parts of mySelf ... the sexy parts, the funny parts, the physical parts, the magical parts, the spiritual parts, the lonely parts, the emotional parts, the crazy parts, the shy parts, the adventurous parts, and the caring parts.

Shame is an indicator emotion for me that I’m not claiming a part of myself.
Are you ready to reclaim your Shame?

Please, feel free to share your insights by replying to this email or you are welcome to comment on my Facebook page (Pip Coleman - Conscious Courses and Therapies)
Blessings
Pip
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22/6/2020 0 Comments

Week 25 - I'm so angry right now ... I could spit fire!

This week I'd like to talk about strong emotions ...
We all have them.  
Particularly now, with this worldwide situation that is at hand. 
The question I have this week is, how can we use our strong emotions to be more healthy, productive and happy? 

When I was working on board ships there were situations that really burned me up.
I would get so angry about the food not being very healthy; or the immigration process being so long and drawn out for the crew; or the passengers not doing what we asked them to do during boat drill. 

It all seems silly now, I mean, who cares if the passengers don’t want to put their life jacket on? 
Why can’t they eat a slice of pizza and drink their cocktail, while I tell them the safety instructions? 
The ship probably won’t sink this cruise. Right? (read more in Finding my Soul at Sea)

Right now there are LOTS of strong emotions being expressed within our families, within our communities and in the world. 
Anger. Frustration. Fear. Anxiety. ... 

Strong emotion ... what does it mean? 
Well ... essentially it means ... THIS matters to me! 
It means I care about this person, job, situation or relationship ... A LOT. 

I’d like to offer a suggestion ... based on the teachings of Abraham Hicks. 
Together let's practice revelling in the positive AND the negative emotions ...
The idea is to REALLY sinking in and feel both. 

Squashing the negative emotions only makes it worse. Right? 
The more you try to stop being angry or afraid the more you feel.

So, why not practice ‘milking the juice’ from ALL of our emotions ... 

Abraham Hicks suggests that we practice sitting with and rolling around in our strong emotions ... 
When you feel angry, sad, anxious, fearful ... try to take a moment (a small step back) and say: 
“ohhhhhhh I’m soooo angry right now ... or I’m sooo sad right now ... or I’m sooooooo anxious .... I’m soooooo .... aaaaarrghhh ... I could spit fire! I feel like I might burst!! ... I really, really, really feel (your emotion) ....” 

NAME it ... SPEAK it ... HONOUR it. 

And your inner being will say “Ohhhhh this is gonna get good ...” 
When there is conscious awareness of your emotions (and therefore your desire), you can use it as a springboard to shift forward. 

When we feel strongly about something it means there is A LOT of momentum behind it ...
And there's no point trying to stop a car once it’s off the cliff. It’s best to just ride with it. It’ll be over soon. No point in chastising yourself either ... “you’ll have an opportunity to start again real soon.” Abraham Hicks jokes. 

The point is once you get going on a negative story, the best way to get through it quickly is to allow rather than resist it. 

So, first, allow it ... sit with it, accept and see if you can enjoy rather than resist.
 
Second, go and have a nap, or distract, and soothe yourself to lessen the resistance. 
**importantly, (and this might seem odd for a psychologist / counsellor / healer to say) please ... DON'T talk to someone else about it. You will only get confirmation and agreement of your negative vibes and keep it in your heart. DON'T beat the drum of bad. 

Third, during your normal day do deliberate feel good activities like meditation, laughing, walking on the beach, watching sunsets and sunrises, sitting in the grass ... and cultivate a dominant feeling of well-being. 

**please DO go to see a psychologist / counsellor or healer to help you with step 1 and 3 ... To practice letting go and feeling good. Get tools and skills and strategies, to stay healthy, connected and well.  NOT using them to justify your life's dis-ease. 

Then when you have resistance or a situation come up, that doesn’t feel good, you know how to reset yourself back on course.

Your negative emotion is a gift from the Universe. It tells you there is some tweaking to do in your vibration to move forward. 
Your vibrational world improves when you have a fit of negative emotion. 

Are you ready to move towards your desires or will you continue to stand in justification of not having what you want? 

“Your inner being sees you with much more loving eyes than your small self.” Abraham Hicks 

Blessings Pip xxx
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15/6/2020 0 Comments

Week 24 - Rolling down a hill until I threw up

​This morning I was listening to the audiobook of Uncharted by Colette Baron-Reid ... and she said “your intuition is not the sixth sense ... it’s the first sense”  ... it’s the one that happens first.
The gut feeling.
The inner ding.
The inspiration of the soul. 
The ripple of an excited shiver.
That vibe we get to tell us we are going the right way ...

Then I saw on Facebook Ocean Reeve (my publisher) has posted a quote:
“We are born creative. It is our nature to dance, sing, write and play. Share your story to the world. You never know who it will inspire.”

And it occurred to me  ... that’s the amazing thing about creativity ... inspiration is the source of it AND the outcome. 

Woah! Did you feel that in your heart and soul, like I did?

You know how it feels to be inspired.
You remember ... maybe it was yesterday, or last week ... or maybe it was when you were a child ...
We were ALL inspired creative beings then.

That’s why every coach I’ve EVER had says (at some point) “what was it you wanted to be as a child?” ... or “what did you love to do as a child?” ...

Our children and our inner child are a wonderful source of truth and wisdom.
If we tap into that wisdom and listen, we can really shift and heal our lives.

You might say “Well Pip, I loved to swing on the monkey bars and roll down grassy hills until I threw up. Am I supposed to do that as a career now as an adult?”
And I say “Yes ... smartass!” *grin*

Sure ... you might be a gymnast, or an acrobat, or a clip n climb instructor ... or a landscape gardener ... or perhaps just someone who likes to be outside.
Do you go outside into nature every day? No
Do you work outside now? No
Maybe your inner child is calling you to go outside.
Follow the clues. Be open to the wisdom. 

When I was trying to discover my perfect job, I listed all the things I loved to do ... and they were: travel, talk to people, laugh and get paid. So I looked for things to do that fit those criteria. And I got the job as a social host on a cruise ship.

Then I wanted to stop travelling and have time on land, help people be happy, have deep conversations but still have a laugh and get paid. So I did my Reiki Master training and started a business in wellness classes.

Then I wanted to share my story of spiritual awakening and help people be happy further than my local community. So I wrote and published a book (Finding my Soul at Sea) and now I’m talking about what I love, with people who inspire me and getting paid.

Ask yourself those questions above and REALLY listen.
Then follow the guidance. Try it ... you won’t regret it.
Your inner child is SO excited right now. Can you feel it?

Blessings Pip
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8/6/2020 0 Comments

Promiscuous Girl ... a real conversation.

As I listened to the audiobook called 'Life Loves You' by Robert Holden and Louise Hay, I am struck by a theme that comes up again and again in my self development...
The feelings of judgement, guilt and unforgiveness about my life choices. 
It was particularly obvious while I was writing my book (Finding my Soul at Sea).
And especially so, when I was sharing my stories of sexual liberation while working on board cruise ships. 

You’ve all probably had these feelings about a situation, or a behaviour, or a decision in your past.
It’s human to look back and wonder if we made the best choices.
And I know it’s helpful to review and extract the lessons.
What is not helpful is holding onto the feelings of judgement as an excuse to not move forward.

So I hold up my hands and I say ... "I’ve done that."
I’ve judged myself harshly.
I’ve felt guilty for past choices.
And I’ve come to say today (particularly as we have just had the full moon eclipse in Libra) it’s time to embrace my choices past, present and future ...

So I say yes ... I AM a promiscuous girl ... (thanks Nelly Furtarto) ... and ALSO I AM a rainbow of sunshine, rain, light, dark, heart, judgement, magic, tears, laughter, massive action, meditation, hugs and bliss.
Sometimes I’m nice, sometimes I’m not. We are not just one thing.

I’m tired of the struggle. Aren’t you???

Meggan Watterson says in her book ‘Mary Magdalene Revealed’ that the deepest healing will occur when all of womenkind reclaims ALL the elements of our humanness and we listen to our wise inner Self (Soul). 
“The message to me meant that if Mary Magdalene owned all of her power, she wouldnt want me to give away any of mine. There can never be a spiritual authority outside of me that is greaer than this voice I hear within, this voice of my own uncaged heart." (page 158)

And the concept of forgiveness of the Self can be a struggle ... right?
Meggan says it beautifully here: 
"Mercy, I think, is the embodiment of compssion. I can have compassion easily for just about anyone. Once I hear how they've suffered, I have compassion on how and why they then perpertrated that suffering by causing harm to others. What's hard for me is the personal compassion, the mercy that's required of me when I forgive someone who has done me immediate and direct harm. My ego masquarades as this superhero. Hands on her hips. ... The trouble is that the anger of the ego, even when righteous, can also erect some serious walls in my heart. And this doesn't hurt the person who harmed me; it blocks ME from the flow of the universe. It disconnects me from what it means to be truely alive, to give and receive love." (page 163)

Writing my own book uncovered lots of self judgement, which was a revelation ...
I did not expect to have such a deep transformation while writing about my time working on cruise ships.
And it took personal development and meditation time to give that compassion and understanding to myself.

The way that my life has unfolded is largely because of the experiences I had on board.
The way that I behaved on board was in alignment with the dominant environment.
The way that I kept myself in alignment with my morals was staying true to my wise inner Self (Soul). 

Robert Holden says that we need to go on the journey of forgiveness to free ourselves from pain and self sabotage. It makes so much sense. Of course, forgiveness lifts the burdens that weigh us down.

So, my invitation to you this week is to ask yourself:
Where I can be more compassionate to ME?
Where can I be more merciful and forgiving to ME?
And ...
How can I bring MY wise inner Self (Soul) to the conversation in MY head?

You are not alone my friends ... 
Blessings Pip xxx

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1/6/2020 0 Comments

That's NOT your work!

It feels like every week, when I go to write a blog something HUGE is happening. 
What a time of complete transformation the world is in ... huh? Wow!
Leaders of the world being tested.
Systems being torn down and rebuilt.
Cultural values and beliefs being questioned. 
Businesses closing, re-setting and adapting. 
and ...
Humans being transmuted back into Source.

I was listening to Esther Abraham Hicks today (to reset myself) ... as I do every morning (self-care is our highest priority) ... and they were talking about people trying to help others and/or fix other's problems and finding yourself getting blocked or frustrated?

It’s a common issue for me and for many of my clients and students.
In my business (Conscious Courses and Therapies) it seems like I teach people how to do reiki energy healing, meditation and psychic development. But when I ask my students to share what they’d like to do with their new skills ... all of them say ‘to help other people’ ...
And while I feel we need to share our gifts and serving others, because our society relies on us working together and supporting each other; if your focus is completely outside of you ... you will inevitably begin to feel unbalanced ... resentful ... frustrated ... blocked ...

So ask yourself ... “What is my work?“
This is a very empowering question.

Abraham says that when you find “your work” ... or your purpose ... or your passion to share in the world, you find your natural resonance with Source. And your find your natural resonance by following your bliss - as Joseph Campbell wrote.

It’s interesting to look back at your life and see where you were in flow and resonating with your bliss ...
My key moments are going to University to study psychology, travelling overseas, working & playing on cruise ships, moving to Phillip island to start my wellness business and writing my book 'Finding my Soul at Sea'. 

What are yours?

We all have them ... Was it leaving your family home? Finding your soulmate? Giving birth? That perfect job? Connecting with that business partner?

Abraham reminds us that to find “your work“ ... DON’T keep beating the drum of the problem or the answer is not gonna come. I know when I am complaining about NOT having something, it’s very hard to even start to see clearly the way to having it.

There are many problems that we could be focusing on ... MANY ... but how many of them are yours?
How many of them are directly impacting you and your family and your community?

I know I bang on about not watching the news, to reduce the drama in your life; and I'm going to say it again. 
It's really important right now to refocus your attention on your own space.
If we all focus our energy on the terrible things happening across the other side of the world, we are not tending to our own emotional needs. 
And, yes, of course, we are all connected.
And, you may feel the pain of the people who are struggling. 
You may feel the desire to help.
And if you have the means, skills or the influence, PLEASE DO.
**For example: that includes sending Reiki energy healing to the situation (and letting it go), giving money to campaigns for real positive action and making changes to the Human Rights laws to improve people's lives. 

But, if you are an ordinary human being who is not in a position of power or influence.
Worrying, watching, obsessing and freaking out about the drama DOES NOT HELP.
So, I am encouraging you to:
a) TURN OFF the tv
b) PLAY calming music
c) TAKE YOUR ATTENTION AWAY from what you don't have, and begin to look for and talk about what you DO have and want more of - eg. peace, love, safety, respect, acceptance, acknowledgement, self-worth ...

Your Soul is feeling pain because you are paying attention to things that are not in alignment with Source.
I am with you. I support you. I feel it too. I am taking my own advice. 
Blessings 
Pip xxx

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