How To Keep Shining Your Light When Doubt Kicks In

18. April 2013 · 5 comments · Categories: clearing fear, Embodying Divinity · Tags: , , , ,

Have you ever noticed that anytime you have chosen to uplevel your life or business that precisely at those times doubt creeps in? Trying to numb you, confuse you or whatever it takes to stop you from shining your light brighter than before.

Anyone who has ever taken a leap of faith by investing in a program, coach or mentor to transform their life will know what I am talking about here.

You get started with great enthusiasm and then usually somewhere around the 3rd or 4th week into your program, resistance starts to fight you every step of the way. Welcome to your inner saboteur!

How to recognize it? Here are 7 of the common ways:

  1. internet or phone connection will drop right in the middle of your session, usually at precisely the point of crucial insight
  2. foggy brain or eyes glaze over and unable to stay conscious to hear what is being said
  3. you miraculously ‘forget’ the time of your appointment or find yourself stuck in traffic or otherwise held up
  4. you start falling behind in the program, feel overwhelmed and want to drop out
  5. you find yourself doing the exact opposite of what you said you would
  6. you start shoulding on yourself and end up feeling miserable
  7. just because you ‘mess up’, rather than seeing that as a learning opportunity, you come to the conclusion that nothing will ever work for you so why bother

I have been in another upleveling phase for the last few months myself by participating in several programs to redesign my sacred business. It’s a ‘work in progress’.
This has challenged me to stretch into getting ‘out there’ even while things are not yet ready, to create a program which really reflects the joy flowing through me and to let that be an amazing transformational experience for everyone who joins me as they release their limitations and struggle so they can trust their heart and inner guidance and experience the joy and ease of expressing their authentic Self.

On top of that, I have also participated in Nalini’s Trinity program over the last 3 months. Surrendering the personal self into the Divinity I am. I thought I had done that a gazillion times! Haha, the ‘little self’ sure knows how to play tricks to have us believe its lies. HINT: The fact that I ‘thought’ I had ‘done’ this were red flags.

It has been the most phenomenal journey. Surrendering into BEing. Interestingly enough, as the weeks progressed and whatever had been holding out from surrendering dissolved, clarity emerged and the creative juices were on fire.

Since last week’s new moon it feels as if everything has gone into love speed and it is hard to fathom how much has changed and been implemented since then.

Implemented. A key word in these times. Acting on the inspiration from your infinite BEingness.

Since sending out invitations for the new Joy Booster Discovery Sessions last week, I have had the pleasure of sharing the most sacred conversations with the courageous women who took me up on this call to discover the one thing their heart most desires.
Such an honor and such a joy.

If you’re anything like me, then you will find it much easier to walk your talk when you have the support of a strong community.

And, in fact, you may find yourself participating in several communities, much like tribes.
Sometimes loyalty to your tribe, however, can actually keep you ‘stuck’. It can also take you to new heights.
Tribes can be your family of origin, your soul group family, your friends, your colleagues or anywhere you belong to a group.

Caroline Myss says it so well: “You only rise as high as the tribe you’re in.”

By sharing with others in your tribe, everyone can evolve by supporting one another to rise and shine. When you are in a program to evolve yourself or your business, you can receive amazing feedback from each other, opening to new perspectives, new possibilities, which you might not have considered. Your blind spots are usually very visible to others. When you are willing to receive support, you will keep going when the saboteur shows up.

In order to keep going when times get tough, you have to be connected with your passion, your big WHY. Your inner commitment. This is what fuels the fire in your belly and lights up your heart.

This requires you to connect with your feeling nature and to allow your most vulnerable side to be revealed. It calls forth from within what has been there all along. Your inner treasures.

It’s at times like these that your commitment to embodying the light that you are has got to be priority number one.

Your commitment to living a life of ease and joy has to be stronger than your commitment to struggle and pain.

Your commitment to shining your light has to be stronger than the fear of rejection, which ironically keeps you rejecting YOU.

You know what to do but… do you do what you know? In other words, are you trusting your inner guidance AND are you acting on the inspirations you receive?

As things have been shifting really fast all of a sudden ~  ofcourse it is never all of a sudden but it sure can feel that way~  I am finding it most helpful to spend extra time in nature to integrate all the transformations. My preference is to be by and in the ocean. Especially when the colors of the sunset dazzle my senses with delight.
I also just started a daily yoga practice again by joining the Gaiam TV 14 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge.

For all you high achievers out there… if you’re up for a challenge, this might just be a fun one for you!

To shift the striving for perfection, wanting to be and do the best to an attitude of striving for excellence. This includes accepting where you are at any point in time. On some days the yoga classes are less than half an hour. The inner perfectionist might just want to push you on to DO more. Or not bother at all if it is so little.

Mmm… is this playing out elsewhere in your life?

By allowing yourself to commit to showing up for yourself everyday, you will find your body gently adjusting and becoming stronger and more supple. Easy does it;)

So what to do when doubt sneaks its way into your experience?

  • move your body ~ even just getting up and sitting in another part of the room… or dance or have a yoga session or go outside and enjoy time in nature
  • shift your perspective ~ one physical way to quickly shift is to let your body hang to the floor and look up at the world from this upside down perspective. Plus it rushes some fresh blood to your brain!
  • Choose to re-commit to your divine alignment
  • connect with a buddy in your program or reach out to your mentor or coach; if you haven’t found your tribe or mentor yet, then set an intention to be shown an optimal match for you
  • acknowledge yourself for how far you have come, for the steps you have taken
  • celebrate something you achieved and count your blessings
  • remember your big WHY

You are here to embody your Divinity, to shine your light, to express your unique gifts and talents with the world so as to be the biggest contribution you came here to BE.

Do not let doubt or fear hold you back from your commitment. Be strong enough to know when to reach out for support. You denying your Self is not serving anyone nor is it nourishing you with joy.

To be continued…

Many joyful blessings,

Tina
www.innerdelight.com

Copyright © 2013 Tina van Leuven. All Rights Reserved.

Giving Your Trust Muscles a Workout

11. September 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Embodying Divinity, Joy Sprinkle Trail · Tags: , , , , ,

Have you ever taken a leap of faith? Or chosen to trust when there seemed to be no reason to do so?
If so, what happened?…

Like everything else in life, what if it just comes down to making a choice and then standing by it?…. knowing that the more you practice anything, the easier it becomes.

Choosing to trust…

I can hardly believe it has been over 4 years already since I left my flying career with United to take my big leap of faith. I had felt this inner stirring to choose to embody trust, not just to know about it. This felt like a very exciting adventure, to fly on my own wings and allow myself to truly experience being held by Source.

Good thing I didn’t know what this would entail…

the next few years were the most intense transformational years of my life and by no means all smooth sailing.
Yet, no matter how tough the going got, I somehow knew that my commitment to embody my Divine essence would carry me through. This called on me to release the many, many ways the control freak in me was used to running the show! And I can tell you… it had quite a repertoire;) Letting go was quite the workout!

It became clear to me that embodying trust meant that all the various costumes, disguises and roles the controller in me had taken on, simply had to go. Time for a new wardrobe!

You know how you can often clearly see in other people’s lives where they might be holding on?… And you might even sense that this could very well be something to pay attention to in your own life?… Haha…
The ways we can then justify and defend holding on… I would find myself saying things like: ‘Yes, I am willing to let go of this and that but NOT that’, whatever ‘that’ would be in the moment… I even found myself holding on to my mattress, almost keeping it in storage rather than letting it go, just because it was so comfortable!

I did end up letting go of the mattress;) And I am enjoying wonderful beds on my Joy Sprinkle Trail.

Fortunately I have had a tremendous amount of support along the way from the Delphic Wave gatherings and sessions with Mary Nalini MacNab.
I am currently participating in the Isis Great Mother Goddess intensive, which just started last week. (http://bit.ly/Isis2012 )
Absolutely love how these events were scheduled last year…talk about trusting Divine timing;)
And how the time has arrived for all the archetype energies to receive an upgrade… Nalini talks about that in the short video below.

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When I recently literally let go of pretty much all my earthly belongings, this was simply an ‘outer’ reflection of everything I had let go of internally. As within, so without, right?…

I thought it quite symbolic when my dear friend Carla helped me with going through my wardrobe and we ended up taking 7 huge garbage bags full to the recycle place, leaving me with a few basics. The only things I kept were those items which felt good and matched my current energy. There were plenty of dresses etc which were still as good as new but they simply didn’t resonate with me anymore so… letting go so as to make room for that which does match.

So why is it that letting go seems to be such a challenge for most people?

Whether it is letting go of physical items like clothes or furniture… or emotional attachments to people, places or things… or beliefs and opinions about life, others, self…

What if letting go means releasing control?… What if letting go brings up where you do or do not fully trust (yet)?…

As the last bits and pieces were released, this immense sense of freedom filled me. And a knowing that the Divine really has my back, always, at all times and under all conditions. So I trust… even when it appears there is no reason to do so… and you know what? It now makes me laugh that I doubted so much for so long.

Yet, as Nalini said to me many times, as one of her teachers said: “Doubt is the ego’s last line of defense”.

So if you find yourself doubting… this is VERY good news. You’re right around the corner from embodying trust;) So keep going, be willing to surrender those doubts and … choose to trust. Again and again…

Before you know it you will be wondering why you ever doubted in the first place! You will simply know in every fibre of your BEing that you are held, loved and supported by the Divine/Source as the Divine BEing you are.

And by the way, doubt can take on many disguises… worry being one of them. Perhaps you have your own preferred costumes;)

Sometimes you need to take a leap of faith and grow your wings on the way down.~ author unknown

May your Joy Sprinkle Trail fill you with delight every step of the way…

to be continued…

Many joyful blessings,

Tina
www.innerdelight.com

Copyright © 2012 Tina van Leuven. All Rights Reserved.

 

Clear your FEAR ~ Embrace your Divinity

09. June 2010 · Write a comment · Categories: clearing fear, favorite links · Tags: , , , , , ,

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”~ Joseph Campbell
When you accepted the call from your Soul to follow your true destiny, you chose to step fully into your greatness and express your unique brilliance.

Anytime you go on a journey to grow or expand, your initial excitement and optimism will sooner or later be challenged by your fears and you’ll start to doubt your path.

Have you ever noticed that when doubt kicks in that you are usually the only one doubting yourself?

Doubt will disconnect you from your inner guidance, activate your fears, and awaken your control freak.

Some people experience overwhelm, foggy brain, tension, have difficulty concentrating, shallow breathing, procrastination…. in other words: you shut down.

You might feel out of control, confused, disconnected, exhausted, anxious, small and lonely.

What if you recognized and treated this as excess baggage? Now, you already know how to pack selectively when you go flying because you know you have a baggage limit.

What happens when you choose your emotional baggage as carefully?

On Monday, 14 June 2010 at 09:00am pacific, you are invited to join a 1  hour class  with Dr. Tina
( http://bit.ly/EmbraceDivinityclasses) where you are able to experience some easy and effective ways to clear your fears and bring you back into alignment with your Soul’s true destiny quickly when you encounter some unexpected turbulence along the way.

Just as if oxygen masks drop down in a plane, take care of your own alignment first before reaching out to others.
This is a preview class for the upcoming series starting on June 18th 2010.
Sign up for this class now by clicking on this link :

and discover how you can realign with your Soul’s true destiny any time as you embrace your Divinity.

Can you imagine what you would do on your journey if you knew with absolute certainty that you are safe, supported, and always have everything you need?

Can you really enjoy trusting your inner guidance to offer you clarity, insight and solutions every step of the way?

How would it feel to be in the flow, to feel confident, energized, inspired, joyful and free?

“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure”~ Joseph Campbell

P.S. You are able to clear your fears and reclaim your power as you realign with your Souls’ true destiny. Did I mention this is all possible without recreational drugs? The only side effects include increased joy, soaring energy levels and unexplainable bursts of laughter and deep appreciation.