Gratitude Challenge Starts Today

Whoop Whoop the Gratitude Challenge starts today!  For one Week please join us in saying Thank you throughout the day for various things.  It has been proven that gratitude helps you to be a happier person and also increases your manifestations and of course as the Law of Attraction dictates whatever you are giving out you get back so the more you are grateful the more you have to be grateful for and this week is your chance to see that in action.

Over on my facebook page you will see the daily affirmations throughout the week.

Here are a few to get us going for today.

Thank you Bed for a restful, rejuvenating nights sleep.

 I am thankful for the relationships in my life.  For the Love, the understanding and kindness I receive everyday.

 Thank you for the food that is always readily available nourishing my body and mind and keeping my healthy.

Thank you for always helping me to see positivity all around me and making others feel positive when they are around me.

Please do pop over to my facebook page throughout the week to see more gratitude affirmations and to share how the experience is for you.

Love Life and Laughter 

Traci x

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When you come out of the Storm, you won't be the same person who walked in.

When you come out of the Storm, you won't be the same person who walked in.  That's what this storm is all about - Haruki Murakami

This is so poignant... I have walked through, many storms and at all different ages and stages of my life.  Some storms have been self-created while others have been thrust upon me and you have little choice but to walk through them.  

Maybe you are in a situation such as that now.  Have faith, I know that many of the "storms" have made little sense at the time and have caused heartache, however, I have always emerged stronger and that strength has then helped me with situations further on down my life path that would otherwise be another storm.

Here are some affirmations that can also help you to get through the Storm:-

"Thank you for helping me get through this situation, helping me learn the lessons needed and giving me the strength to come through victorious"

Thank you for giving me the strength to get through this.

I appreciate all lessons in life and am glad of the strength and patience I have. I know this will be over and I will be a better person for having gone through it.

Thank you for always helping me to see the light in dark situations.

And if you wish to focus on all the positives then my favourite affirmation which came from Louise Hay is:-

I Bless and Prosper everyone in my world and everyone in my world Bless and Prospers Me.

Love Life and Laughter 

Traci x

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The Law of Attraction

There is so much more information widely available now regarding the law of attraction, what it is and how to use it to improve your life.

Back in November 2008 I had the honour and privilege to attend Michael Losiers Law of Attraction Facilitator course in Vancouver Canada. His course was amazing - in fact he is amazing.  I have so much love and respect for him and his family and since meeting them they all have a special place in my heart.  I also had the pleasure of meeting Linda Storey an NLP Coach, another wonderful and talented lady with whom I could listen for hours.

Michael Losier and Linda Storey Nov 2008

Myself and Linda Storey Nov 2008

However, for me personally I have been in and out with the law of attraction.  Firstly I am inconsistent (big flaw) secondly, I never truly new exactly what I wanted... it would change so often that I am sure the Universal Law got whiplash and then thought - you know what why don't we just wait until she has made up her mind! lol  Ok, all joking aside I was constantly contradicting for example - I would think of the perfect house, I would have visuals of it, the amazing feelings as if it was already mine and then a few days later be thinking but there is no way I can have that house, perhaps I am being Greedy, I mean it would cost... which means I would need a job paying......

Okay, I am sure I need not go on for you to see the pattern of undoing the law of attraction.  AND because I was inconsistent, I attracted more inconsistencies.  

Once again to harp on a bit like a broken record but once again the issue was not loving myself, not thinking I deserved it, or was worthy... This has been a continuous and consistent pattern throughout my life and lets face it the one thing I was being consistent on has been what has held me back.

I was also a qualified EFT practitioner and although I had helped many others with these issues, I did not manage to clear them on myself and again I can clearly see why.  When working with a Client for EFT I can see, feel and know when they are trying to avoid an issue, or skirting around it.  As a practitioner I was there to help guide them safely to knowing that can deal with it directly, right at the source of the issue.  When working on myself I could happily skirt around the issues and avoid the source!

So, in a nut shell, if you are stuck, you have tried using the Universal Law, the Law of Attraction, the Law of thoughts and manifestations and it has not been working out for you the way you have wanted I would 99% say with confidence that there are issues regarding self-worth that you need to work on first... After all you cannot attract something to yourself if you feel you do not deserve it.

In Michael's Book he has a wonderful exercise called Clarity through Contrast.  It basically suggests that as most of us know what we don't want we can find what we do want through contrast.

This is a great exercise to do to then work out affirmations which are personal to you. Ones that feel right, ones that are connected to you and so will work faster and better.

I have revisited Michael's course and all the amazing things I learnt at the time.  Sometimes even though you think you are ready there is resistance and there was for me.  I am so fortunate that that is clearing out of the way.  If this has been happening to you and you have wondered "if this whole law of attraction stuff really works" it does, of course it does, we see proof and evidence of this all around the world, if it is currently not happening for you then it is as I said, issues within yourself that you need to clear first to give you the freedom to allow the Law of Attraction to work for you.

Love Life and Laughter Traci x

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Need to Loose Weight? Love yourself first, Want a great Relationship? Love yourself first...

Are you like me and need to loose a few pounds?  (Ok, in my case more than a few!) Or perhaps you are wishing to have a great relationship, perfect job, wonderful house, what ever it happens to be if it has not been happening for you then look within... Look at whether you love yourself...

I am not talking of the "Oh my, aren't I wonderful", or the "I can do anything and everything" (whilst feeling that secretly you can't).  No, I am not coming from the I need to prove something I am coming from the loving acceptance that you love who you are right now, perceived faults and all.

I have been needing to lose weight for awhile and every time I have got to the that's it moment, I seem to have gained weight and not lost it.

Has this happened to you?  Then maybe like me you have just not been loving yourself first?  There is an amazing resource on this by Louise Hay in "You Can Heal Your Life".  I realised when reading this book that I always put myself last, put myself down, and I had avoided mirrors for a number of years.  Not that long ago when I was already really feeling as though I needed to make a change I started to run a make up company in the hope that it would bring me out of the rut of how I felt about myself and I would feel more beautiful... Now, I can understand how backwards this was and also why it did not work.

After all trying to feel good on the outside was not making me feel good on the inside.  I needed to feel good on the inside and then I would feel good on the outside.  This would then provide the encouragement and motivation to lovingly do something about the weight loss.  You see when you truly love who you are a shift in energy and perception happens, you no longer feel as though you cannot go out in public, or that you should not wear... or that you would rather avoid group situations through embarrassment of self, instead you embrace them.

You embrace the outdoors for all the fresh air and clarity of mind it brings with the added bonus of healthy exercise.  You no longer feel as though "you are not fit enough to attend ..... class"  or that "you are not worthy enough to.... fill in the blank"  You accept that you are amazing, that your health is benefiting from this change in consciousness and that your body is already benefiting from this change.

Louise is super hot on Mirror work and I can completely understand why.  By really looking yourself in the mirror and loving yourself, you are profoundly accepting you, how beautiful you are, how amazing you are, how amazing your skin is, your hair is etc...

If you have been locked in a perpetual cycle of self-criticism, self-doubt and self-loathing then this will take practice and patience.  There are two ways that are really effective for this.  Firstly look at yourself as a child, after all would you tell your child-self that you are ugly, fat, worthless etc.... for the majority of us this would be a resounding NO and rightly so, I am not sure where the tables flip and we think it is Okay for us to do this to ourselves as adults but I digress.  Look at your child-self in the mirror and say affirmations like "I love you, I love my smile, I love how my hair shines, I love the sparkle in my eyes and anytime your focus switches to the negative breathe and let that go and focus on the positives.

The second method is just purely focus on the good things about you and increase those everyday.  I love my skin, I love that I am ageing gracefully, I love how my body is healthy and happy.  I love how I am taking care of myself etc... etc... there are many affirmations in Louise's book which are wonderful and very helpful.

I noticed that when I first started this that I had so much self-destruction that before, had been going on un-noticed, it had clearly been happening so much that it was a habit.  Not only that but I would constantly be thinking of how fat I was, especially if I caught my reflection.... So, if I am constantly being self-destructive AND concentrating on being fat, ummmm hello, it is no wonder the pounds continued to pile on!

A shift in Thought's and Feelings

Now, there is one really significant point to make and this goes for any change you wish to make, whether it be weight loss, landing the perfect job, beginning a new relationship that compliments you, you need to not just change your thoughts you need to change how you feel and you need to be consistent.  For example if I was to be looking in the mirror and I start with Traci, I love you and in my head I feel puh, what is there to love about you... then clearly I am not aligned and all the words in the world are not going to help!  You need to feel the love.  Are you as critical of others as you are yourself?  I would think not.  Show yourself some love, some compassion and really feel it, once you start and consistently do this day after day after day it then forms a new habit, one that instead of working against you is working FOR YOU.

I for one am fully embracing this change and I have noticed a markable difference in my demeanour, my body and my mental self.  Now, we do also need to be sensible and recognise that you are unlikely to drop a few stone overnight!  However, you will see a difference but the difference you first see will not be your size, it will be the outer glow that you now have ;-)

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It's a leap of faith.... Admitting your true self

Telling people that you are "spiritual" is a leap of faith let alone telling people that actually there is an after life and you have communicated with people and seen the evidence.  Then top that off with you have been experiencing a spiritual journey really is a leap of faith.

Trusting that you are on the right path and knowing that the people that are meant to be in your life will be the ones that will stay and understanding that the ones that don't weren't meant too.

I was reading the rest of "You Can Create an Exceptional Life" by Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson when I text a friend just to say I love you, I know we do not always talk often but I appreciate you and you and your family are always in my thoughts.

This was not a message sent in expectation of a reply it was just sent with love and appreciation. However, I did receive a reply and one part of it said " I have read your new blog, it is interesting".

This is where I need to confess.  I knew I needed to do this blog, it is part of the path, I know that because I again "feel it" in every cell of my body but to say I was nervous is an understatement.  Yes, I know I need to trust and trust I do (otherwise I would never have started) BUT, I still did not add it to my Traci Cornelius blog.... So of course there is still doubt.  What if people think I am crazy, that I have lost the plot or even worse that I have made it all up, what if I am not qualified to relay this information.... WHOOOOOOAAAAA

This is where I have to stop, breathe, and breathe deeply.  This has been played out before me and I am lucky, very lucky. Not just because it has helped me to feel complete but because I know that this is going to help someone else. Somewhere, Someone who is reading these words.  Hopefully more than one but even if this helps just one person then it is still so much bigger than me.  It is bigger than my ego, bigger than my problems, bigger than my concerns.

When I feel panicky that the world as I know it could come tumbling down now that I have opened up to express this journey I say this to myself:-

"Thank you for all the positive people in my life that love me and accept me for who I am and the message I bring"

This affirmation instantly brings peace.  It can sometimes be hard confessing to all at large that you are not quite the same as society dictates you should be.  But if you are in a similar position where you are opening up and telling those who you really are have conviction my friend. Conviction that you are being true to yourself, that you love yourself.

Repeat the affirmation as often as needed:-

"Thank you for all the positive people in my life that love and accept me for who I am"

And release those that are unable too with love.  This is just as important, yes I understand it can be frustrating but if you get frustrated that is an emotion which is hurting you.  So release it.

"Thank you for helping me to release those that were once friends/family/..... with love and I wish them growth and happiness"

If you wish to be specific then say :-

"Thank you for helping me to release ...... (insert name) I send them Love, Growth and happiness"

This takes practice, it is not the easiest part for us to change overnight, to wish Love, Light, Happiness, Growth, Prosperity etc... on those that say ill of us, for those that hurt us.  But even from a young age I knew that hating someone did more harm to yourself than it ever did to them.  Having negative thoughts towards another is like drinking poison to hurt them, of course this does nothing to the intended but has devastating effects on you.  I think there is something about that in a play or book.  If you know the resource please do let me know in the comments section.

I wish you nothing but Love, Light, Laughter and Growth as you embrace and love who you truly are.

As always if you wish to share your story or comment please leave a comment or head on over to my facebook page and do give me a like - Thank you

Love Life and Laughter

Traci x

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5 Steps to Improving your Spiritual Connection

I do not by any means confess to be the be all and end all of Spiritual knowledge, in fact quite the contrary.  The Divine inspiration is well exactly that, Divine... Not mine.  I would love to say that it was my brain and that it was all me that came to be able to say exactly the right thing at the right time and in the right way but those of us that are connected know otherwise.  However, here are 5 Steps to improving your Spiritual Connection.

So, How do you improve your chances to a Spiritual connection?  Here is a list of things that unbeknown to me at the time were already getting me primed and ready to hear, see, feel and relay what the divine needed to say.

No 1. Get Connected

This is such a huge part, in fact essential but when I say get connected I am basically saying you need to be out - yes outside.  Breathing in fresh air, smelling the earth (no not bent down to the ground sniffing!  Just by walking around).  Hearing the streams, rivers, trees, birds.

I am very lucky that we have just such a place locally.  It is stunning and without realising it, it was a place I was visiting more and more.  In fact on my other blog I even blogged that when visiting there it was like I could properly breathe!  Little did I know at the time that it was paving the way, emptying the mind and cleansing it ready for my journey to come.

This place does have everything, stunning trees, streams, an abundance of wildlife and the best sense that you are connected.

Whilst the Sea is also another great resource I have found that to get properly connected you need Earth as well as Water and Trees also seem to really help with connection.   We are lucky to also live by the Sea and it is also another wonderful place for connection but my most profound connections come as I said where you can feel more of mother nature.

Scadson Woods Copyright Traci Cornelius

No 2. Feel the Love

Yes, I can understand that "Feel the Love' may seem all a bit new age but it is the fastest and strongest way to get connected.  Now it is again important that you really "feel' not just say.  It needs to be an all encompassing feeling that fills you up and that you then use to help fill up someone else and that can be a person you know, a stranger, animals, pets etc... I often send out love and here is how:-

• Imagine your entire being is filled with love, so much love that it exceeds your body and would look like you have an extra band around yourself.
• Visualise this love leaving your body and transferring to those around you, feel the warmth it is giving.
• Smile to others as you do this, I have personally found that if I smile it seems to magnify the feeling.

No 3. Be Grateful

I am sure this one comes as no surprise there is an abundance of information and resources regarding how being grateful and showing gratitude can help your life in so many ways.  From Healing to Connection to Manifesting, it is one aspect that just cannot be overdone.  However, it does need to be genuine!

If you rattle of a list in a monotone, unfeeling, here we go again type of mood you are not connecting properly.  There are so many things to be grateful for and look out for another post all about Gratitude for some great examples.

No 4. Be Open

Being open can sometimes be a tricky one to explain but basically I can give you some examples of what not to do!  You come across a book maybe through a colleague, a waiting room and you recognise it as one that you wanted to read awhile ago.... DO NOT dismiss that as Oh yeah I wanted to read that and then let it pass again.  Get the Book, Read the Book, be open to understanding that this is your Spiritual Guidance.  You think of someone you have not spoken to for awhile, then they call or text, DO NOT fob this off as mere coincidence, be open to recognising that this is a yet another connection.

No 5. Be Mindful

This really is a step forward from being open - you need to be open to see the signs and then Mindful as to not just recognise them but connect with them feel, see, hear why they are happening and take action.  This will give you a much greater connection.

The last three steps can and often will be done in conjunction with one another for example.  Let's revisit the book example, you see a book that you thought of reading awhile ago. You thank ... God/your Angels/your Guides/Spirit (which ever term appeals) for bringing your attention back to the book (No 4. Open, you were open to recognising the sign, No 3. Be Grateful, you were grateful by giving thanks, No 5. Be Mindful, you will be being Mindful when you read the book).

Please do let me know of your experiences from these steps.  You can connect with me by leaving a comment or connecting with me through my facebook page

Love Life and Laughter

Traci x

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Spiritual Messages, Signs from the Divine...

I had already mentioned about my rather demanding request with regards some proof that this path is indeed the one I am meant to be on.  However, there is more, so much more.

I am getting Spiritual Messages and Signs from the Divine in all sorts of ways and there will be many that will say it is coincidence, that I am looking for it so therefore I am putting 2 and 2 together and getting 3 and I understand where they are coming from BUT... it is just simply not the case.

Sometimes you just have to trust.  I know, a hard concept for many including myself, but what would have happened if I had not jumped off that cliff? (please do read the post, before you think I was plummeting to my death!) What if I had decided not to trust... If I had ignored the messages from the Divine as pure imaginative nonsense, as a wild imagination that needs to be ignored.  I dread to think.

I think I would have continued on a downward spiral. However, instead because I listened, noticed and trusted look at the amazing and astounding transformations that are happening right before my very eyes and if seeing was not enough the feelings I have, how I feel everyday is just exhilarating.

Messages come in all sorts of ways, thoughts in my head, actions I need to do, something that catches my attention such as something to read, an action a person is doing. I know this means very little without specifics so I will share.  However, before I share as you are reading this take a few moments to think, relax your body and mind and see if you have been ignoring the messages that have been played out before you.  That you may have brushed off, even thought silly.

It's there, right in front of me... It has been all the time but now I can SEE it.

I have a couple of apps on my iphone that I use on and off but enough for me to say frequently.  I have the Doreen Virtue Messages from your Angels Oracle Cards app and the John Holland The Psychic Tarot Oracle Cards.  I have been using these apps for guidance many times or just for reassurance and I am amazed at the accuracy.  You can off course get these as physical Decks too.  Usually I click on the app, then click on Begin a Reading and follow the process, I have never really paid attention to any of the other options on that first screen.

That was until recently.  At the bottom is "Shop for Apps" I felt compelled to click on it... Not that I really noticed it at the time just more upon reflection as again it is not something I noticed before. It takes you through to a screen with a number of options.  I was drawn to the free App of HayHouse NOW.  I had no idea what it was or what it was about I just downloaded it.  Well, was I in for a surprise!  There were a number of free (and paid) resources all from Healing to Nutrition to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique, I was in the past also an EFT Practitioner, but more on that another time).

I did not even read the title of the first section I just saw the I can do it Video Lecture and thought well it could be worth a listen...

Well, again I now know this was the next chink in my link.  My Spiritual helpers were ensuring I was getting a resource to help me understand my next set of actions.  The lecture was by Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson and it was called "You Can Create an Exceptional Life".

First of all how disconnected have I been that I had not fully been aware of Louise Hay?! Anyhow she was talking about loving yourself and BAM again another light bulb moment.  I hadn't loved myself.  I was loving and doing everything for everyone else but I would always think, well Mark comes first, or the girls come first etc... Even Birthdays for years I have said "oh, mine doesn't matter".  If this is you too I am here to tell you YES IT DOES!!!

By not loving yourself you are giving permission for others not to love you.  You NEED to love yourself, every inch, every cell.  It is not selfish or conceited as many would have you believe it is ESSENTIAL to your Physical and Emotional Wellbeing.... Let me say that again just in case you did not get it...

The lecture gave me many more nuggets of information that burned deep into my brain, including the wonderful affirmation Louise uses all the time:-

"I Bless and Prosper those in my World, and those in my World Bless and Prosper me"

What a wonderful affirmation to have and I have personally taken this one on wholeheartedly.

After that lecture I immediately ordered You can Create an Exceptional Life by Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson and You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay.

Now once again I need to give a little back story.  I have missed reading, really missed it but with four children, three of them being 3 and under I do not get a lot of "me time" to read, Ok so none...

I really wanted to change this so I went to Meetup.com and found a Book Club Meet that happened locally once a month.  Great, I thought this can be my way to get back into reading, meeting new people and having a bit of me time.  I'm excited, it is approaching and I am struggling to remember the last time I actually went and did anything for me... Then, the girls get sick... All of them! ARGHHH no book club for me.  However, had I have gone I would have once again been diverted from this path and the books I was meant to read.

I was so struck by the profound way that Cheryl and Louise's words resonated with me that the next time I was in the car I decided to listen to another.  It was Anita Moorjani and her talk about how she overcame Cancer along with her encounter of the Spirit World in what can only be described as what should have been her last moments.  Once again there were many wonderful messages but the one that stuck with me the most and the one I took action on immediately by writing it on our mirror was:-

"Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on it, Because it Does"

The next person I listened to was Kris Carr about her Lecture on Crazy Sexy Life.  I was listening to her while hoovering!  Yes I was taking every possible moment.  Shortly after that lecture I decided to listen to some music, well I had the head phones in after all and still had some cleaning to do, hey, lets take this opportunity to get a little Jiggy with it!  I scroll my phone and see James Morrison, only one song and I think well, I have not listened to him for a looooooong time... I press Play...

The song is called " I won't let you go" and the album is called..... The Awakening!  When I see that half way through listening to the song I literally say out loud, Okay, I do get it I am not doubting anymore...

I urge you to stay vigilant, there could be messages that are right there, just for you, and like me before you have been too blind to see them.  Take some time, connect and notice.  

If you do this and you get some messages do share I would love to hear from you. You can comment on this blog or head on over to my facebook page

Love Life and Laughter

Traci x

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Is it the "Green Machine" Juice, the affirmations or that I am now finally on the right path?

Is it the Green Machine Juice or the actuality that at last, and I really mean at last I am on the right path?  Could it be the positive Self-Talk and affirmations?

There is more than one reason I would like to locate the source but mainly because of the amazing difference I feel in my body.

Firstly despite finishing one of my "Time of Awakening" blog posts at 1:40am and then going onto read an article or two in a magazine before turning out the light to sleep.  I was still up at just before 6am making a bottle for my 9 month old with more vigour than usual.

I let the puppy out, take the bottle back upstairs to Alina and get back into bed expecting to feel the usual heavy, tired, I REALLY NEED MORE SLEEP feeling that usually plagues every cell in my body.  But... It's not there.

This for me is such a marked difference.  I read another couple of articles in a magazine and get all the children up for breakfast.

As I carry Alina downstairs I notice another marked difference... a huge difference... I am walking down the stairs with ease.  My usual heavy, aching knee joints are supple, light and free.   WOW, I cannot remember the last time I felt that way, I cannot remember the last time I walked down the stairs completely pain free.  I was not in huge amounts of pain before but it was there, niggling away, everyday.

This sparks yet another Lightbulb moment for me and I wonder what could have made such a dramatic turn around and so quickly... The quest begins....

I think back to before I even opened my eyes and to the best of my remembering I said the following:-

"Thank you Bed for giving me such a restful and rejuvenating Sleep"

"Thank you for healing my body overnight allowing me to wake fully refreshed and excited for the opportunities this day will bring"

Whilst on the toilet (I know too much information!) I say thank you to my bodily waste for removing all the toxins and leaving my body healthy.

I also repeat an affirmation from Lousie Hay (more on this in another post)

"I bless and prosper everyone in my world, and everyone in my world Blesses and Prospers me"

As I am making second breakfast (if you have watched Lord of the Rings my three year old is like Merry and Pippin, Breakfast, Second Breakfast, Elevinsies etc...!)

Nevaeh spills her water over the table.... Instead of my usual frustration I say (in my head)

"Thank you for giving me patience and understanding towards my children".

I have shared these affirmations as I am convinced they have made a positive impact already.  Add this to the "Green Machine" juice and that it was last night that I started this "Time of Awakening" Blog and that will be the reasons these dramatic changes are occurring and the speed in which this is happening.

You can see more affirmations on my facebook page, please do pop by and say hi and like my page, it would be great to connect with you x

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