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Acceptance is healing. I accept that I have resistance to taking greater ownership and employing more of my potential.  I accept that part of me does not believe doing so is safe.  I accept another part of me knows denying my potential is the cause of my problems. I accept the risk of being ostracized by taking ownership of my abliity to share advance win win thinking to the point of being the dom...

We create with our mind.  The more we understand how to consciosly direct our mind with our will, the more we create the world we consciously choose to have. I asked in meditation, how best to gain greater mastery and control of my mind.  The inspiriation I received was to be conscious of choices I have at my disposal now in how I use my mind.  I can characterize my perceptions as a tree, as atoms...

A mantra is a thought we choose to repeat over and over in our mind.  As I repeat my mantra I become more aware of other thoughts arising in my mind.  In my case, some of those thoughts I realize have been in my mind for a long time, undetected.  Now with the help of the mantra I can choose to act on those thoughts or not.  Before, without being detected, I unconsciously acted on those thoughts wi...

The more we accept and allow ourself the freedom to express who we really are, the better everything in our life grows. While we are not the roles we play in life, we are the being playing those roles.  I am choosing to play the roles of husband, friend, writer, speaker, spiritual leader, mortgage broker.  These roles give me the opportunity to accept, employ and in some cases change my self image...

Meeting summary Quick recap Scott discussed his meditation practice and exploration of willpower, sharing a personal example of overcoming pain to take out the trash as a test of his will. He explored the relationship between consciousness levels and creative power, noting how different perspectives affect one's sense of self and ability to create. Scott shared insights from his meditation about a...

Quick recap Scott shared his personal journey of using his ability to change his thinking to consistently embrace the thought that infinite joy is always available to him. He discussed how this practice has lifted his spirits and increased his overall happiness. Scott emphasized that everyone has the power to change their thinking and encouraged listeners to use this ability to create a better lif...

Quick recap Scott discussed his journey of discovering and embracing personal power, particularly in managing his weight and maintaining peace in the present moment. He shared his experiences of finding joy in everyday activities and emphasized the importance of authenticity in his life philosophy. Scott expressed enthusiasm for his upcoming podcast and offered coaching services, encouraging liste...

Slowing down allows us to catch thoughts we might otherwise miss, both positive and negative.  This awareness of our thoughts and the freedom we have to choose which to act on and which to let go is the essence of true freedom.  The life we create is the product of thoughts we act on.  We all have a great many thoughts we don't recognize as thoughts.  We mistakenly take them for facts which may by...

Summary Shifting Perspectives for Higher Vibrations Scott discusses the concept of shifting perspectives to achieve higher vibrational states. He explains that recognizing and accepting the current perspective can lead to moving to a higher one. Scott starts by describing the lowest perspective, where one feels dependent on others for survival but lacks control, which he finds terrifying. He aims...

If we reflect on our previous day we can become aware of which of our activities were uplifting.  With that awareness, we can choose to engage in more uplifting activities in the future.  While this seems obvious, putting this into practice improves our life. One of the recent behaviors that I've found uplifting is taking the initiative in my communications to share that the only power that satisf...

Annnelies Richmond shares how  by breathing we can calm our mind and emotions allowing us to access our higher wisdom.  In the podcast she leads us through this experience. Annelies is the director of Sky Campus Happiness. She teaches classes in person and remotely. I offer coaching for those who want to be more mindful and have greater freedom in choosing the thouhts we act on and the life they c...

We persist in areas that are important to us.  Sometimes it takes persistence over a long period of time to achieve our objective.  It took me over 20 years before I would allow myself to write my first book. There is a block to realizing more of my potential that I've been consciously aware of for decades.  I keep chipping away at that block by allowing myself to be increasingly spontaneous in th...

Having the courage of my convictions is a challenge.  I know and believe that believing in myself is necessary to thrive at the highest level.  That becomes a challenge when believing in what I know to be true, and am committed to, is at odds with "conventional wisdom".  The longstanding habit of going along with other's thinking and behavior in an effort to feel more connected, more included,  mo...

Lee Baucom shares how to share the message and value contained in a book in a manner that increases its value and impact.  He makes his service available to provide as much help as is requested to realize the potential your book has.   I offer thought coaching in which I help you become increasingly aware of your thoughts and the freedom you have to choose which thoughts to act on.  This is the tr...

I have always been successful at creating what I want when I am at peace with the process of that creation and confident of my success.   I have goals, inspiration and desires that I don't yet have the clarity and confidence to achieve.   Fortunately, I have a method of addressing this situation.  I know that acceptance is healing and the most efficient way forward is to have a greater acceptance...

Inaccurate thoughts blind me to realizing my potential.  The more conscious I can be of my thoughts and the power I have to choose which thoughts to believe and act on, the more I can access my unlimited potential consciouly.  We all have unlimited potential.  The more accepting of ourself, the more honest with ourself we are, the more we claim our power.   We create the world we perceive with the...

What I focus on grows in my reality.  The more I focus on my inner life, the larger part of my experience of life is composed of my inner life.  This is attractive because I have control of my inner life.  My inner life are the thoughts and feelings I experience.  The more conscious I am of my thoughts and feelings, the more positive and uplifting they become. Here's a real time example.  A compan...

Christoph Merrill has studied and become an expert in habits.  He shares how to put new habits in place and keep them going even when "life" happens.  

There have been times when, in retrospect, I've chosen to learn the hard way to make sure the learning "sunk in" deeply.  In general I do my best to learn the easy way.  I look for the insights and changes in thinking and behavior I can make to create a smoother, happier, more loving and joyful life.  For sure, there are more changes to be made to maximize that. The change that is coming up for me...

Stephen Paul Edwards shares hard won wisdom about relationships. I offer thought coaching.  If that's of interest to you, contact me at scottfriedman40@gmail.com to set up a free introductory session.   My books are available on Amazon.  You can find links to the books on my website, www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com  

We thrive at our highest level when mind, body and spirit are in alignment.  I understand mind to be our thoughts, body to be our actions and spirit to be our essence.  Of the 3, our spirit, the part of us that is ONE with GOD and all that exists, never changes.  Therefore, to have greater alignment we need to change our thinking and our behavior to be in alignment with our essence, spirit, that n...

I know what works for me, and it is different than what most people would advise.  Acting on thoughts that have uplifting emotions as part of them, works best for me.  I meditate daily.  In my meditation I listen to the thoughts that arise and take note of the emotion tied to each thought.  I do my best to take note of the thoughts that have emotions I want more of in my life and act on those thou...

At our highest level we are present.  One way to move more in that direction is to take things one day at a time.   I meditate daily taking note of uplifting thoughts I can use to make my day as great as possible. Today, I am inspired in meditation to more and more see everyone and everything as a projection of myself.  When I think of the people I'll be meeting with today, I have great respect fo...

When we heal ourself, we heal the world.  We create the world as a projection of our thinking.  When we are more conscious of our thoughts and how they create our world, the thoughts and behaviors change for the better, as does our life, as does our world. If you ask a number of people to describe the world as it is now, it's likely you'd get very different descriptions.  This is a testament to th...

We can select how much and what we want to do with our life.  Every course of action has challenges associated with it. I've chosen to make all I can of my life.  I've set a goal of fully accepting and relating to being ONE with all that exists.  I can monitor my progress by tracking the degree to which I see that awareness reflected back to me in the world.   At this point I see I have friends an...