I opened a prayer book to a random page – and it landed on a prayer for “emotional distress.”

And the line that pissed me off was this:

“I know that to be disturbed by about one’s life and affairs, even for an instant, is not to trust the Divine Love that is gifted to me daily by God Source.”
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Instant shame and using trust as a manipulation tool. Another subtle message of, “You are doing it wrong.”
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To leave no room for discomfort or suffering is NOT LOVE.

💛 Let’s rewrite this:

I know that to be disturbed about one’s life and affairs – is so human. There truly are difficult experiences and seasons, and I know, Divine Love, that you hold me gently, tenderly, softly, even in difficult times. I know that you hold the pains I experience as lovingly as you hold my radiant joy. Thank you, God Source, for your presence in my life exactly as I am.

Shame induces performance and contrived behavior.  Nothing pure – only manipulated and untrue.  Compassion allows for rest and nervous system regulation, allowing the defeated spirit within to regenerate and eventually make space for genuine creativity. 

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How my entire system is ultra sensitive (body and emotion- I can no longer tolerate wine or coffee, and I FEEL everything somatically), and my clairvoyance is uncomfortably off the charts.

And then I pulled this card from my The Muse Tarot deck by Chris-Anne:

“. . . the protective facade . . .has finally dropped away. . . her gritty mask faded as soon as she realized her own internal light was the only way to internal safety & success . . . walking in the world as nothing but yourself and doing things your way, with your heart. . .”

You can see her beautiful card and the whole experiential reading at https://themusetarot.com/muse-tarot-meanings-9-of-materials/

I wish I could say I felt stable in the nakedness. And as my friend KB reminded me, there is no use in comparing Allison of this day to Allison of a month ago. She isn’t there. Just get to know THIS Allison, day by day… for the next year or so.

Who are you today Who are you at this moment And how might you completely and utter love THIS ONE HERE AND NOW

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Dr. Wayne Dyer has passed from his body.  And when I saw the news, and then confirmed it on his page, the tears started to flow.  A man I only met face to face briefly in the greenroom of a Hay House conference in NYC.

My friend Kayla and I loved to call him Uncle Wayne  Of course no relation, but when someone’s work feels so at home in your soul… it feels like family.

I can’t even remember if it was the first book of his that I read, but I read Your Sacred Self 5 years ago and the words that came through that page held me.  They were Spirit channeled in the pages of a book that gave me the courage to follow a new path.  To rediscover who I WAS before I got lost.  Anyone who has ever asked, if you had one book to recommend…. I usually say Wayne Dyers, “Your Sacred Self: Making the Decision to be Free.”  And now sweet and wise, seeking and gentle man…you are free from your body.  Free from the back pain and any other malarkey (I vaguely knew of some illness…and like Wayne–decided I would stand with him energetically in his WELLNESS).

My copy of that book is underlined in a zillion places.  It’s pages are now almost as soft as cotton fabric….dog eared and well-loved.  If there were a way to mark on my audible version of Sacred Self, and many of his other works—it would show that they have been absorbed a billion times.

Wayne also introduced me to Anita Moorjani and her story and book, “Dying To Be Me.”  Another in my top 5…and the one book that erased fear of death.  It didn’t didn’t erase the sadness I feel when someone else dies, but it did ease any sadness I had about missing out on life here.

As I type, stories and quotes, and images flood my mind.  Too many to post here.  Words seem so inadequate, and I will still say Dr. Dyer, I love you.  Thank you for sharing your work, your writing, your stories, and heart.  Thank you for cussing on stage from time to time.  Thank you for sharing the stories of Love and Spirit that you experienced in everyday life with us.

Even in your death, you call me back to Spirit.  To remember my I AMness.  To remember that I can create my reality with Intention.  That I AM Spirit Manifest.  That I am Divine.  Thank you for helping me see a new version of reality…and that my Sacred Self is within me…and is not defined by anything outside of me.  Thank you for helping me look for Spiritual solutions to any problem I encounter. Heartfelt appreciation…for teaching me the power of appreciation.  And for your thoughts on abundance, and wellness, and orbs and so very much more.  Namaste brother, uncle, friend, author, teacher, sage, human, and Divine Spirit in a physical body..that has now gone on to the next adventure.

You have merely shed your earthly shell..and now are fully expanded in INFINITE LOVE.  Blessings to your family and loved ones who will miss your physical presence.

  
I will continue to be like the Orange…and make sweet Juicy Juice when squeezed.  I will remember that I AM SACRED.  I AM LOVE.

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I have a hair up my butt about this because I’ve seen people I love and care about toss out events via links or facebook etc, build pretty web pages etc…and wonder why their retreats and rosters are empty. I see them get CRUSHED and HEARTBROKEN. They build something beautiful and then NO ONE COMES… It doesn’t work that way.

I used to whine about client creation — I admit, I wanted it to just happen. I wanted people to just come knock on my door and say, “Allison I want to work with you and pay you the big bucks to do your thing.” And…sometimes, they do. AND…. for everything I create…for every ounce of me that wants to share my gifts with the world I still have to be the person both inside and out that LOVES the process of creating clients. Michelle Bauman taught me that.

“Oh I LOVE filling events!” she said, ‘I love creating clients. And.” she added, “run through the finish line.”

And when I adopted that mindset, it really did become fun, and easier.

I add one step to the 4 step process in the book The Prosperous Coach written by Rich Litvin (one of my coaches) and Steve Chandler. Here are the steps I take:

• 1. Call in clients energetically and activate sacred contracts via meditation…. if I can lay my ass in the grass to do it…it works even better. I see their hearts and mine, in the form of 2 lights becoming one…. and I solidify and create the relationship energetically and spiritually first.
• 2. Connect ~ CH 17, pp73 – just go be with people. Talk to them Be interested in them. Really listen and see them. Not in ORDER TO… because that energy sucks. But, because everyone wants to feel interesting and special. Magic is able to arise when a foundation of connection starts a relationship.
• 3. Invite ~ CH 18 pp 75. Would you like help with that! This week I had an unusually empty schedule. So I created an invitation on facebook to GIFT 7 sessions away. This isn’t always the way I invite. In fact, rarely do I do things this way. I didn’t do this for client creation really, I did it because I was getting BORED. I wanted to PLAY and stir up something fresh and new. And Spirit helped me remember that I am on FIRE and in FLOW when I am on and after coaching. So with this offer I stepped into the flow of both giving and receiving. I created a filter via an application for the 7 sessions…. and I ended up filling my week quickly. I had a little space for overflow and ended up scheduling a few into the first week of April.
• 4. Create ~ Ch 19. pp. 78. In I dive, as if each person were a 50k client…giving them my whole heart on these calls. And yes… I’ll brag… I’m good. I’m good at filtering for my people (most of the time)…and because of that… I’m good with really helping and astonishing the beautiful soul on the other end of the phone. I always approach these calls with NO attachment to the outcome and I have NO intention of ever proposing on these calls.
• 5. Propose ~ Ch 20, 21, 22 pp. 83. I go SLOW. I stretch myself and my client. I use my versions of some of the language in the book (p84). I want it to be a total hell yes for me before I propose…. and when I do…and if they say yes…I’ve learned to TEST THE YES. I’ve learned to make it a challenge. I’ve learned to not be attached to the yes or no. I get so many Nos. I get them all the time. I also get yesses now and then 🙂

There is no timeline….each of these is an organic step. I use my intuition over these steps…and most of all: I remember that these are people…human being with hearts, and dreams, and desires. And that makes me LOVE client creation (ch 24). It makes me love mingling with possibility. It makes me love inviting people to spend time together….on calls, at painting/coaching retreats…. and soon at larger events.

One connection and conversation…one HEART at a time.

You cant create clients if you have a stick up your ass.

Coaches….don’t make it so hard. Just go be human and present with other humans. Be Visible.  Share your Heart.  Show Your Work. Re-read the book. The appendix has some serious GEMS in it. Read that book–slowly… with a pen and stickies. Make your version of some of the scripts and language in the book. Track your steps & process…tweak it to make it your own. BE relentlessly YOU. Have some effing fun… enjoy yourself. Leave your fears at home and experiment…there is no failure in an experiment.

What questions do you have about client creation?
What are you doing to ENJOY client creation or are you MISERABLE doing it?
Are you making people feel like they are in a transaction or are you genuinely building relationships?
Where have you fucked up royally?
Where did you NAIL IT!?
Have you been avoiding client creation to build your website or brand or whatever?
What have you done to make the client creation uniquely YOU?

I’d love to hear…. and yes…even as a seasoned coach…. I still get to create clients….yes I love coaching…and creating clients is becoming just as exciting because a while back I decided it could be, will you?

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DESIRE: When did we give it up…when did we allow it to get dusty and feel ashamed of what we desire. Ok I guess I could own that….when did I allow desire to get dusty What is it that we are inclined to feel guilty for desiring something for ourselves.

I’ve been noticing that. Releasing the shame when it shows up…and knowing that I am often deeply content. I am willing to be in the smack dab middle of the paradox of DESIRE and CONTENTMENT…. because I am born for BOTH! I am born for gratitude and contentment, and I am born for desire and creating!

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There was a moment, when Rafael Bejarno, Master Didgeridoo Player, Shamanic Sound Healer, and Transformational Coach, shared not only his sacred healing music, but also he spoke this poem to a small group of people.  I feel compelled to share it with you today. The image is also Raphael’s, of a sculpture of the Sacred Seed, that he created.

The Sacred Seed

Yes… It lives within you… within us ALL,

the Potential, The Possibility, the Promise…

Heaven on Earth

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The Silent longing, the harmonic balance,

the Highest Dream of All.

Love, Light, Peace and Joy

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In this world and in the Hearts of humanity.

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Creator has already given us this gift,

it exists inside each one of us as

as the Sacred Seed of our Heart

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A Seed that grows as we open our Hearts

with Love to One Another,

a Dream that manifests little by little

as we become Gardeners of Spirit

Co-Creators and Caretakers of this reality

in the Ordinary…

for ourselves and for our future generations

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May the Healing fires, the Songs and Prayers

of the thousands of generations

of our Human Ancestry

guide us in this time of Destiny

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Come, let us walk together

Chose to Live…

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The Journey

Raphael, thank you for sharing your gifts with me this weekend.

Thank you for opening my heart.

And thank you to those hearts who read this …may you feel the Love that Lives in the Sacred Seed of your Heart.

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