Saturday, July 4, 2009

Don't Worry, Be Happy!

"We are really advocates of just getting as happy as you can be — which takes care of everything. Even if you don't have reason to be happy — make it up. Fantasize it. Make a decision that you're going to be happy one way or another — no matter what. "No matter what, I'm going to be happy! If I have to ignore everybody; if I have to never watch television again; if I have to never pick up a newspaper again, I'm going to be happy. If I never have to see that person's face again, I'm going to be happy. If I have to see that person's face, I'm going to find something to see in that person's face that makes me happy. I'm going to be happy. I'm going to be happy. I'm going to be happy."
~ Abraham

Excerpted from the workshop in Sacramento, CA on Saturday, March 15th, 2003

Happy Saturday!
For those of you in the United States, Happy Independence Day!

May all who desire it experience freedom in every way!

Love and magic,
Lisa

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Speaking of fun....

Yesterday I quoted Abraham-Hicks and how increasing the fun load can increase your revenue, but from the creativity standpoint, increasing the fun load is paramount as well! Nourishing the joyful child within is how we stay in the creative flow and remain open to inspiration and new ideas. Fun and play give us energy and create joy!

Yesterday I drew with sidewalk chalk for 15 minutes to feed my playful side. Sometimes I color in kids coloring books. Yes, I'll admit to it! If I don't go for regular hikes in the wilderness, she really gets grouchy. Photography and spontaneous drawing also keep her happy. Early this year she surprised me with a request to learn how to knit! I'll have to say it does seem kind of magical how knitting works!

Have you recently asked YOUR joyful inner child what she/he might find fun and playful?

Have you played today?

In joy,
Lisa

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Increasing the Fun Load

Reduce your workload by 30% and increase your fun load by 30% and you will increase your revenues by 100%. And you will increase your productivity by 10,000%. (If there could be such a percentage.) More fun, less struggle -- more results on all fronts.
--- Abraham -Hicks

My first hike in the higher elevations this summer was short and the views, spectacular!

On the way up... The hummingbirds were playing , but were unwilling to have their photos taken.



This marmot was a little shy, and didn't realize his tail was visible! ;)


The mountain lake. Ahhhh!


This is how I increase my fun load.... how will you? :)
In fun,
Lisa

Monday, June 8, 2009

Live Life Creatively!

"Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory. Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. It's not the previously known. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. But what you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself."
~Alan Alda

Go into the wilderness and unexplored territory of your intuition. Be brave enough to live life creatively and live your dreams. Discover your creative self!
More Information: Creativity and Creative Life Coaching with Lisa Dieken

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Learn how to grow from difficulties - E-book with bonus gifts

I wanted to pass this on to you as I know so many people with back injuries, fibromyalgia and other chronic illnesses. Sometimes you find a person whose life teaches lessons that you know are valuable, but you feel lucky you are not him. Marc Lerner, who has had MS for 29 years, has learned how to take incredibly difficult challenges and turn them into incredible spiritual experiences. One of our biggest challenges in life is how we deal with difficult situations. If you want to learn how to grow from difficulties instead of being defeated by them…I encourage you to read this e-book, A Healthy Way to Be Sick. After all – don’t we all know someone who is sick?

Marc, blind and in a wheelchair, says;
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When we go beyond our thinking mind, we find what I call the ‘Wisdom of the Body’. That is not a difficult place to find; kids play there and athletes find it in the zone. We touch it in passionate moments and at the depth of sincere prayers. So why can’t it become a natural place for shelter when we face difficult challenges?

My illness forced me to that depth. In my e-book, I share a simple technique that becomes an incredible habit. I feel within every person is the ‘Wisdom of the Body’. This habit consciously conditions your mind to touch that beyond thought reality as simply as breathing. This reality is within you always and when we ignore it…that is real ignorance. In that inner wisdom are powerful inner resources needed to face difficult times. This e-book had to meet 3 requirements when I wrote it for people in a health challenge; 1) it had to be profound 2) it had to be easy to understand and 3) it had to below $10.”

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Mary Oliver Poem - The Faces of Deer

Early this spring I had a close encounter with a herd of deer and told my friend Tracie about it. ( http://www.mybloominglife.com/) The story of the encounter is for another post, for right now I'd like to share a beautiful poem that Tracie recently sent to me and a photo I took about two weeks ago.
Thank you, Tracie! :)

"The Faces of Deer" by Mary Oliver

When for too long I don't go deep enough into the woods to see them, they begin to enter my dreams. Yes, there they are, in the pinewoods of my inner life. I want to live a life full of modesty and praise. Each hoof of each animal makes the sign of a heart as it touches then lifts away from the ground. Unless you believe that heaven is very near, how will you find it? Their eyes are pools in which one would be content, on any summer afternoon, to swim away through the door of the world. Then, love and its blessing. Then: heaven.

(c) 2005 Mary Oliver

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Manifesting Cactus Flowers

Yesterday I went on an amazing hike. Since I had my camera with me, I decided to place the order with the Universe
~ I'd really like to see some cacti with the bright pink flowers, like the ones I've seen when I haven't had my camera.
~Several flowers on one cactus would be really nice.
~I would like them to be in a place where I could take some good photos.
~And I didn't say this, but I think the Universe knows it, is that I like them to be in the sunshine!
So, off I continued on my hike, enjoying the sunshine, the warm, but not too hot, weather, the scenery, the fragrance in the air. Yum!

About an hour later, I stopped in the shade to rest, drink and eat my "lunch". I turned around to take in the view and to my surprise, the most beautiful bright pink flowers were saying hello to me!

Nearly instant manifestation! I love setting an intention with my heart, not being attached to the outcome, enjoying myself along the way, following my inner guidance, and like magic, it appears! :)

Keep in mind that I saw no other cacti and flowers like this on the rest of the hike. If I hadn't stopped at this particular place, I wouldn't have this photo, though I may have been led to another place with a cactus in bloom.

Thank you, Universe!