Too often we overlook this person as not being special enough or worthy enough of taking notice of and celebrating.  The truth is however, there is no more important person in your life.  This person is the only one that has always been there in good times and in bad.

This person is responsible for an immense amount of good in your life and the lives of others.  The person I am referring to is you.  The sound of your conscious mind right now denying what I have just written is deafening.  Your conscious mind is speaking from a place of fear.  A fear of how truly great you are and can be.

There is another voice however that is not afraid.  On the contrary, this voice recognizes the greatness within you, and fully supports you in expressing your true self.  This voice speaks from a place of unconditional love.  It is very easy to distinguish this voice from that of your conscious mind.

The challenge however is that these voices are on separate channels.  For many people they have been listening only to the channel of their conscious mind, not even aware that they had a choice to listen to another channel.

You have a choice.  I encourage you to listen to the voice that speaks to you from a place of love.  This voice is always ready willing and able to celebrate every step you take on your journey through life. 

And you have a lot to celebrate.  The only reason you might not think this is so is because your conscious mind tends focus obsessively on the negative.  You may have done a hundred or a thousand great things in your life, and your conscious mind still brings up that thing you did five, ten, maybe fifty years ago as an example of how you are not worthy of celebrating your life

If you were to take a piece of paper and write all the good things you have done for yourself and others on the right side, and all the things you judged as bad on the left, I think you find that the list on the right would be significantly longer.

Regardless, the fact is that you are an amazing person who through good times and challenging times has always done the best you could in the given circumstances, and if you could have done better you would have, and for that you deserve to CELEBRATE! 

Today and everyday instead of looking at what you have judged yourself as doing wrong, look for what you have done right and celebrate it.  Look for what other people are doing right and join them in celebrating that.

As a culture we spend way to much time beating ourselves up and judging ourselves as “less than”, not “enough”, “not worthy” The truth is you are a divine being having a human experience in which imperfection is part of the process and yet from the day you were born you had everything that you needed to create and to experience a life of perfect abundance, peace, joy, and love.

And even if that has yet to be your experience, the truth is right now in this moment, you still have everything you need to live the life you deserve and desire, and that is certainly worhty of celebrating. 

By celebrating you encourage and give permission to your true self to step forward from out of the shadows and into the light to share yourself and your gifts with the world.

So come on it’s time is now to celebrate you, the most important person in your life!

So often we see things going in the world that result in needless pain and suffering.  Because we are compassionate we feel and think that “something must be done”.  At the same time, becuase our actions tend to be overly influenced by our conscious minds, the next thought often is “but what can I do, I am only one person”

I recently became aware someone who chose not to listen to the limitations of his conscious mind, and began to take action to make a difference in the world.  The purpose of my sharing his story is not to have you feel small or less than because you have not taken action on such a grand scale, rather to remind you of what is possible when one is committed to following the passion of their heart, even if they don’t always know where it will lead.

Also all plans whether great or small begin with one step.  As you read the folowing i encourage you to open yourself up to the possibility of taking a step forward to make a difference.  It doesn’t have to be step to change the world, it can be a step to make a positive change in yourself or your family, or community.

Any step that results in a positive change anywhere in the world even if that change occurs in only one person, is a step worth taking.  I believe that when one person makes a positive change in their lives, others are encouraged and “given permission to do the same.

Below is short film (about 9 1/2 minutes) in which Jeremy Gilley, the founder of Peace One Day talks about his Journey and the mission of his organization, and how you can get involved.

The following is reprinted from Peace One Day website at http://peaceoneday.org

In it Jeremy Gilley, the founder of Peace One Day recounts his journey over the past ten years, as well as his vision for the future.  Jeremy is also a gifted film maker, and has documented his journey from the beginning on film.  You can view many of these on his website, as well as purchase a full length DVD (the proceeds of which go toward furthering the mission of Peace One Day.

10 years ago this September I founded the film project Peace One Day to document my efforts to create an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed calendar date. In 2001, POD achieved its primary objective. United Nations General Assembly resolution (A/Res/55/282)

Through Film—my new documentary The Day After Peace, produced in association with the BBC and Passion Pictures, has so far been licensed for broadcast in 48 countries, with screenings at film festivals and elsewhere in 43 countries. The next film, now in production, will focus on the process of institutionalising Peace Day and the continuation of life-saving activities on the Day. You can get involved by screening the film on Peace Day as part of our 192 UN member states screening campaign. Or visit our new My Take on Peace

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For the next few posts under Empowerment Monday, I will be giving you my top ten list of affirmations for various areas of your life.  If you have questions on how and when to use affirmations, you can check out the archives for past articles on the subject, or sign up for the FREE five part Power Affirmations e course.

TOP TEN LIST OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR VIBRANT HEALTH

1. I awaken every morning fully energized and vibrantly healthy.

2. I am eating foods that lovingly nourish and energize my body.

3. I love the way I feel after  exercising vigorously.

4. I am becoming healthier and healthier everyday

5. I am always making positive choices about my health

6. All of the systems of my body function perfectly

7  My entire being radiates with vibrant health

8. I love making healthy choices for myself

9. I breathe in positives and exhale any negatives

10. My mind and body function perfectly together

There you have, my top ten affirmations for vibrant health.  Do you have some affirmation that you like that aren’t on the list?  I would love to receive any suggestions for affirmations and/or areas of your life that you would like me to do a top ten list for.  Simply email me at mitchell@thechampionsheart.com

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