That Bliss You Seek Is Already Within

Yesterday our most recent Mercury retrograde ended. Whether or not you’ve noticed its infamous effects since January 5th, now’s a great time to recognize the dangers of seeking outside what must come from within.

Often we’ve spent countless time seeking outside of us the tools to our own happiness. Maybe we’ve sought to find them in other people, maybe in hobbies, or maybe in books and magazines. We might have even sought after happiness in other people’s guides to said topic. The truth is happiness comes from within.

The concept of being happy is an internal outflowing of emotion that we must befriend. And no, it’s not constant — life hands us unhappy moments that we have to deal with and overcome. The secret to accessing internal happiness is accepting it’s not external.

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Meditate on this concept if you haven’t yet, because it’s crucial to being happy most of the time. That’s all we can really hope for, is happiness during the majority of each day. Become one with that feeling — that emotion of unfettered joy. That emotion we recall from childhood when school was out for the summer and no responsibilities beckoned. That emotion when we achieve major milestones that at first seemed inaccessible. That effortless joy in a few moments of genuine laughter. That pure bliss that lives in each one of us.
That joy that’s just waiting to be awakened more and more often. That same internal happy-place that belongs to everyone, and is aching to visit constantly.

Allow yourself to forgive more quickly, to let go of grudges, to release negative emotions soon after they arise. Allow your happiness to become your go-to. It’s beyond time to give yourself this gift of truly enjoying as many seconds of each day as possible!

Release your worries out into the world, knowing you have access to endless beautiful circumstances and overwhelming bliss. Smile and laugh even if it’s over something silly or ridiculous. Why not?
Do it for you; the positivity in all external portions of your life will naturally follow. 🙂

Reverend Michelle is a Wellness Scientist and healer with over 15 years’ experience. Her unique healing solutions blend proven techniques with a strong scientific influence.
This is cutting edge, because for over six years Rev. Michelle has literally been fusing science with metaphysics!

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Reverend Michelle
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More Hugs = Physiological Benefits

Happy Mercury–Venus–Mars–Jupiter–Saturn–Alignment Month, a day early!
Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to see all of those visible planets from the Moon to the horizon in the early morning sky.
It’s the first time since eleven years ago, and it probably won’t happen again until 2040!

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In this rare and beautiful time, I’d like to make a point about something that most take for granted.
You might have seen the scientific studies coming out for the last few years about hugs, and I know many people have noticed differences in their own life when they incorporate more loving physical contact. In this day of technology and long-distance friendship, sometimes it’s rare to have people that you share love with close-by. And I feel like that’s the myth I must dispel — that you need to really love someone to hug them, or even have any physical contact with them past a handshake.

Way too often I’ve seen people go extremely long periods of time without even a tiny bit of physical contact with any fellow human. The truth is, this can be very detrimental to health; or even in the best case, they’re missing out on free healthful situations.

Hugs have been proven to lower blood pressure, to send oxytocin (the love hormone) to the brain, help dispel or lower fears and pain, lower cortisol (meaning they act as natural stress relief) and help small children grow to be happier (more carefree) adults.

And here’s the main point — hugs and cuddles are best for adults. That’s right… we stand to gain the most benefits from having more hugs and cuddles in our lives. They’re a true win-win.
The secret to maximizing the healthful and physiological benefits is allowing the hugging-type interaction to last longer than 20 seconds every time.

So do yourself and those around you a favor… start being more of the interactive and hugging type! Of course, always respect their space and your own.
But, instead of trying to stay ‘cool’ or unattached to your surroundings, perhaps consider staying cool while expressing the gamut of love that you feel.
It’s a free and simple solution that benefits everyone involved… ramp up your hugging game today!!!

Have a wonderful week! 🙂
Thanks for reading.

Reverend Michelle is a Wellness Scientist and healer with over 15 years’ experience. Her unique healing solutions blend proven techniques with a strong scientific influence.
This is cutting edge, because for over five years Rev. Michelle has literally been fusing science with metaphysics!
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Yours in Calmness,
Reverend Michelle
Calmness.com

Fending Off Negativity & Reworking Your Self-Talk

When we make little statements to ourselves or others about our well-being, monetary situation, or life circumstances we’re also communicating with our subconscious mind and that makes a lasting impression! Negative self-talk has bad ramifications that go far beyond what your imagination could convey.
Have you ever noticed yourself making seemingly inoffensive statements like: “I don’t have money to do…”; “I’m broke”; “I’m so stupid…”; “I’m being retarded right now”; “I’m boring”; or “I feel lousy”…???
Ever noticed yourself uttering ANYTHING along those lines?

Even though it might seem like an ice-breaker with certain people, or perhaps you believe you deserve to label yourself at certain times it is still a very unhealthy habit.
The truth is that these sorts of statements are self-fulfilling prophecies.
Perhaps you feel poor at certain times, or maybe you even feel silly for behaving a certain way. That’s perfectly normal, and every single person has experienced those same feelings at some point. The important part is to not be defined by these moments, because the first step to improving is to stop speaking to/about yourself in this way!

Feeling confident and attractive, as well as dancing with abundance are all qualities we seek to enjoy on a daily basis.
So how do we break down these self-made verbal barriers, and keep our eyes on the prize???

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Here are a few tips for changing this self-talk into positive statements, and experiencing the beauty and fulfillment you deserve:

1) Become aware of any negative statements you succumb to. Begin to pay attention to the EXACT wording that you use, and categorize every phrase (in regards to yourself and your situations) as positive or negative. When you come across a negative one, immediately say “erase, erase, erase” and purposely word the sentence differently. Even if you don’t do this at a noise level others can hear, it’s beneficial to you to formulate a re-wording. For example: let’s say you caught yourself saying “I’m broke right now”. A great re-wording would be to acknowledge that you work hard for your money and all your bills are paid, at the moment you just don’t have the funds to do something frivolous. Another re-wording might be that all the funds you need are available to you exactly when you need them, and you’re full of gratitude for how the universe takes care of you.

2) Utilize every opportunity you can to be thankful for your inherent abundance. Realize that as you pay more attention to your self-talk you become more powerful in regards to your deserving and positive destiny, and ABUNDANCE in every form is already on its way to you. Say “thank you” often, even if it’s just a whisper to yourself. This is a constant encouragement to this bountiful abundance that’s traveling towards you, and you’ll find you access it more often as a result.

3) Utilize every opportunity to be thankful for your overarching health. One of the richest things we can own in healthiness, and one of the most lovely things to realize is how much of it we truly have. Sure, sometimes you may feel under the weather or perhaps you catch a form of the flu; maybe you’ll even experience a more severe illness for a bit. The important part through it all is being thankful you’re around to breathe, to feel life’s natural highs, to appreciate all the complex inner workings of your body that keep you going every single second. Tune in to these wonderful truths and find your overall health always increasing, as you love to take care of (and cherish) the gift of everyday.

4) Sometimes the people around us can be negative influences in regards to self-talk. And sometimes it’s easy to have grown so accustomed to these negative handouts that they invade our space without any protective net to stop them. If this is the case, begin every day with a protective energetic shield of positive energy. The easiest way to accomplish this is to close your eyes and imagine the beautiful celestial light from above covering you (and enveloping you) from head to toe. It’s a positive and pleasant energy-force that anyone can access for themselves, to keep the often-negative world around us at bay. When you’re wearing this shield you’ll still be able to communicate with the outside world in the same manner, but you’ll be able to fend off any negativity people try to fling at you and it’ll fade away instead of being absorbed into your positive aura.

Hopefully these tips will help you progress on your journey to being more abundant, healthy, and FREE!!!!

Have a wonderful week. 🙂

Reverend Michelle is a Wellness Scientist and healer with over 15 years’ experience. Her unique healing solutions blend proven techniques with a strong scientific influence.
This is cutting edge, because for over five years Rev. Michelle has literally been fusing science with metaphysics!
Stay In Touch via FB for special deals, AND doses of inspirational positivity ~ Facebook.com/coastallilacs.

Yours in Calmness,
Reverend Michelle
Calmness.com

Volunteering Has Health Benefits!

Happy New Year!
As we go into this new year, maybe you’re one of those that’s not vested in a ‘new you’ with new resolutions. Or maybe you are. Both are actually okay!
If you DO have goals you’ve written for yourself that apply to this new year, that’s amazingly wonderful and I hope beautiful circumstances just fall into place for those to be accomplished. 🙂
A topic I brought up last week is sometimes difficult to get a foothold in, and perhaps even difficult to find a beginning for as well. I’m referring to the concept of volunteering.

You might wonder where you’ll find the time or energy to give of yourself when there is no monetary gain to be had. And I think it can also be human nature to find it hard to start the process of something that has intangible results…
The fact of the matter is that gifting of yourself and your time has incredible and bountiful consequences.
I’ll give you an example. A co-worker at my part-time job has found his passion to be helping feed the needy. This morning he decided to do one of his monthly food-drive runs and began asking around to see if anyone had spare canned goods and the like. He just so happened to be speaking to one of the regular guests that comes in about it, and she said she knows of a spot that is only open Tuesdays and Saturdays that donates goods. So that was an interesting coincidence, today being one of the days they’re open. In addition, multiple other things fell into place very quickly that allowed him to just make three stops and gather up a huge amount of food. He described to me that it’s his life’s calling to be able to help feed people, and that it bothers him that people go hungry.

That’s the secret to finding the volunteer work that’s best geared towards you… Identifying core values that you have, and what makes you happy to help people with.
Maybe it’s clothes, and you’d prefer to donate your time to a thrift store or salvation army type establishment.
Maybe it’s even a love of books! Local libraries love to take on volunteers for a few hours here and there, to help with moving things around or running some of their extra-curricular events.
Maybe it’s with animals? Or something to do with community clean-up? Or at a local park?
The opportunities are literally endless, it’s just a matter of pinning down what would make you happy to gift others…
And that’s directly related to what you feel is important for people to have access to or be able to enjoy. Look deep and do a little soul searching, if it’s not immediately obvious.

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The benefits of gifting of yourself and volunteering your time or resources are many. Of course, there’s the sincere joy that comes of knowing you’ve brought happiness to others just because you could.
Your inherent compassion and kindness for others will just grow and grow, which also has countless benefits. Then there are the amazing connections you’ll make and people you’ll meet, which may just become very important in your life. And those are only a few of the lovely gifts you’ll get back for gifting of yourself, only a few hours a month (or more!). The universe will help things fall into place perfectly, and I find that it always rewards kind and compassionate behavior.

Maybe give volunteering a shot?
I hope you feel inspired. 🙂

Have a wonderful day, and thanks for reading!!!

Reverend Michelle is a Wellness Scientist and healer with over 15 years’ experience. Her unique healing solutions blend proven techniques with a strong scientific influence.
This is cutting edge, because for the last five years Rev. Michelle has literally been fusing science with metaphysics!
Stay In Touch via FB for special deals, AND doses of inspirational positivity ~ Facebook.com/coastallilacs.

Yours in Calmness,
Rev. Michelle
Calmness.com