Here is another wonderful book that falls into this grace-filled category.

The book is called: When God Spoke to Me: The Inspiring Stories Of Ordinary People Who Have Received Divine Guidance and Wisdom. This touching and inspiring book shares the true-life stories of ordinary men and women from around the world who have experienced hearing God’s Voice when they needed it most.

For anyone who has not had a personal experience like this, the book provides a peak into life from a transformed perspective. Also, if you like big story arcs from very down to very inspired, then this is the book for you. The stories are filled with raw and captivating authenticity and emotion.

Actress Muriel Hemingway remarked about the book: “This book is delightful because it confirms that all of us can speak with the Divine. In these stories we hear regular people and how their lives shift because of their connection to God. It is very inspiring!” Mariel Hemingway, Actress, Author of Mariel’s Kitchen

Author of The Soulmate Secret, Arielle Ford stated, “These remarkable stories remind us that their is an unseen loving presence watching over each and everyone of us. These real life accounts will deepen your faith, open your heart and expand your mind.”

What was so touching about When God Spoke to Me is that heart rending personal stories are transformed by the experience of having access to divine grace. Sometimes we may know that in our heads but not really believe it in our hearts. The stories that have been compiled by DavidPaul Doyle, author of One Voice for Love, remind us that anyone can directly know grace.

“It’s the beginning of a new era—an era that openly acknowledges that God speaks to all of us, in countless different ways, regardless of our personal struggles, our backgrounds, or our faith,” said Doyle.

According to Doyle the stories in the book exemplify:

• The different qualities of heart and mind that bring about hearing God’s Voice
• The dramatic effects that hearing God’s Voice can have in your life
• Unique ways of experiencing this still small voice within yourself
• How to recognize the ways you may already hear God’s Voice without knowing it
• How to receive guidance, healing, and communication from God in new and life-changing ways

In the book’s conclusion, the most essential key traits that bind all of these experiences together are discussed.

To find out more, visit www.WhenGodSpokeToMe.com

Melissa Wadsworth is a self-help author, inspirational speaker and personal growth coach specializing in intuitive dream boards.

This is such a timely book with all the talk about 2012 and what may happen around that year. According to the Unplugging the Patriarchy story, we are currently moving from fear-based consciousness to heart-based consciousness. Who isn’t ready for that? This is not a story about male bashing. It is not about females being better than males. It is about each person claiming their true power for the benefit of everyone. As Rene puts it, “transformation of consciousness is a miracle.”

Unplugging the Patriarchy is part memoir, part fiction. Rene wisely lets the reader decide what is fiction and what is memoir. This means the page-turning story allows each reader to enjoy the book from their current perspective, as they expand their understanding of what is possible when individuals, society, and the planet as a whole isn’t held down by fear energy.

The storyline for the book is described like this: “Just below the surface of our modern world lurks a hidden energy structure created purposefully, during the 5,000-year Patriarchy, to limit the consciousness of each and every human being. When three women trained in the mystical arts unite to take this structure apart, they are catapulted into the corridors of power, the recesses of their own minds, and the expanding consciousness of a new age. Unplugging the Patriarchy reveals an x-ray view of the world in which we live. It is a testament to feminine power, service, and love—an unforgettable novel that will inspire you to unplug the Patriarchy within yourself.”

Aligning with divine will

According to author Lucia Rene, in today’s world power has a negative connotation because of the rampant abuse of power we’re all too familiar with. Real power is pure energy, it’s about aligning with the will of the divine. In the book, she writes that power is energy and mysticism is the study of that energy and the way it works in the world. “You don’t own power,” Rene tells me. “There’s power of stillness; power of divine; power to move out of the way.”

Of course, getting out of our own way can be the biggest life challenge of all. Worry or doubt gets in the way of my potential in the moment. Pushing things to happen gets me in the way of being in flow. Frustration and impatience with having to market my workshops and seminars over and over gets in the way of realizing that everything will unfold perfectly. That’s why this is the perfect book for me.

Dismantling the ego

The main character of this book struggles with issues of fear and ego just like the rest of us. I spoke with Rene about this. She reminded me that the ego is not bad, its job is to not let your mind feel pain. In order to dismantle the ego you can look at each layer of ego defense. The first layer might be judgment (that tries to make the issue about someone or something else). The second layer might be anger, then insecurity. Fear is usually the final layer.

“Fear is the real gift,” says Rene. In the story she applies her mystical “soldier” skills to understand what the fear vibration is, to honor it and to merge with it. Then, according to Rene, “fear becomes pure consciousness (intelligence). As you overcome fear of moving through the dark, you put things to rest.”

One thing that stood out for me about the Unplugging the Patriarchy story is that it encourages the reader to take a Big Picture perspective that helps them to release ego-based judgments about what is right and wrong, who is good and who is bad. It shows us what is possible when we view our life from the Universal Self rather than the Personal Self.

Releasing Judgment Story

As Rene says, “The trick is first being willing to catch yourself telling the ‘judgment’ story. Realize, ‘I’ve gone into reaction, let me process this.’” Secondly you can try the finger pointing process. When you find yourself pointing a finger at someone, as the main character does in the book, you can point that finger back at yourself and ask “How am I arrogant?” This diffuses the judgment story and puts you into humility. Then you can ask yourself, “What am I so afraid of?”

By engaging in this process as often as necessary, both women and men can inhabit their true power. The book refers to true power for women as the “solar feminine.” The solar feminine is embodied by “strength, passion, creativity, and action.” Under the patriarchal system the type of femininity that was acceptable was the “lunar feminine” marked by qualities of gentleness, receptivity and nurturing. All wonderful qualities just not a complete picture of true empowered femininity.

Rene says that we can take up residence now in the consciousness of Divine Feminine. You don’t have to wait until the energies of the new age locks in at the end of 2012. “It’s been available since the Winter Solstice of 2008,” states Rene.

Collaborate during the transition period and beyond

“We’re in the eye of the storm. “If you want to align with the new world look everyday at what triggers you as they the old world falls apart. Overcome your conditioning. Own your solar power (strength, passion, creativity, action). Bring your talents to the forefront. We’re shedding the old paradigm of cooperation — you give me something, I give you something, in favor of collaboration. Collaboration is about getting out of own way and let the divine feminine talk to us.” It’s a great time for transforming fears for both men and women.

At the core of this transition period is trust: trust that divine will always take care of us. Trust that we can ask “what should I do today?” and then just do that. The most important question is “how can I be of service?”

“Follow the energy of your business,” Rene recommends. “We’re being pushed into situations where we need to play it moment to moment.” That sounds like heartfelt advice. Read the book to understand more about this remarkable time we are in.

Melissa Wadsworth is an self-help author, inspirational speaker and personal growth coach specializing in intuitive dream boards.

Linenberger is called an “efficiency guru” in the business world for his revolutionary common sense approach to workplace productivity. He has been a noted management consultant, technology professional, speaker and seminar leader for more than two decades. In this new book, he bravely balances helpful workday efficiency information with effective strategies for expanding one’s vision and with an emphasis on the importance of listening to one’s intuition.

Business Efficiency = Critical Now Focus, Expanded Vision, and Trusting Intuition

I say brave because while efficiency has been popular concept in the business world for decades and vision has had its time in the limelight, intuition is still not a common topic in business corridors. As Linenberger shares, it’s acceptable to talk about your gut instincts, but few people will go beyond that.

“There were times when I wondered if my publishers were going to think I’m crazy, but I really was inspired to integrate the practical and visionary with the spiritual world,” states Linenberger.

I have the utmost respect for anyone who is willing to speak their truth and present ideas and concepts that enable everyone to excel - not just the upper management tier. Michael Linenberger does just that. Master Your Workday Now! is composed of three sections: Control, Create and Connect. Each part essential builds on the other: starting with achieving daily success with less stress, then moving beyond typical goal achievement, and finally connecting to oneself and one’s life work in a satisfying way.

What I love about this book, which targets average workers in corporate America is that it’s about helping people achieve their dreams and goals through their work. With work being the major part of so many people’s lives, this is vital. And, the information he shares applies to just about everyone, whether you work for someone or run your own business.

As I read the book I thought of the sections as: “organizing my practical work tasks,” “ways to activate bigger goals,” and “advice for tapping into my true power.” My impression is that Linenberger really respects corporate and office workers and, I think, cheers them on to operate at a higher level than they may have considered possible — for both workplace productivity and so that they can fulfill their own dreams for their professional life.

Start with getting some daily control

Master You Workday Now! starts with the Control section: getting control of your workday by managing urgency zones. As Linenberger explains it, having vision and great goals is irrelevant when you’re so overwhelmed that all you can do is try to get through the day. “When you get over a certain number of things on your plate, you start to freak out,” says Linenberger. “I wanted to offer a systematic way to make it real clear what is due today so that you can adjust your energy accordingly.”

Too many of us are perpetually in overwhelm mode. Busyness has replaced efficient working. We start each day feeling we can’t get it done and that we will never get through our to-do list. We’re addicted to our email! Linenberger is sympathetic to this. He wants to help us to get our list down so that we can feel we can excel in our work life. His system gives you new ways to process through email and other tasks. This is perfect for anyone who wants to get off the treadmill and be back in control of their workday focus.

Spinning Up Through Vision

The Part Two “Create” section of his book focuses on what Linenberger terms “goal spinning.” Quite simply, with so much negative mental chatter, manipulation and cynicism in the workplace, traditional goal setting systems are “fundamentally broken,” according to Linenberger. The carrot has been replaced by the stick. “People write down a goal and forget about it,” he states.

Vision is the missing component to inspired goal setting that feels achievable. Linengerger writes, “Vision to me is a description of an outcome that conveys a sense of how the new outcome transcends the status quo - in a way that engenders inspiration for action.”

Linenberger outlines simple steps that enable readers to generate positive emotions that activate their goals. “Human attention is a very powerful thing. When you study your goals everyday you energize them. This is goal spinning — a sense of dynamism that keeps you moving forward with momentum,” he explains. You’re not just reminding yourself of your goals, “you are using the power of your imagination to feed your subconscious the experience of having the goal”

Connecting One’s True Self to One’s Work

In the final Connect part of the book, Linenberger helps readers make the connection between work and who they “really” are. This is the section that truly differentiates Master Your Workday Now!
from other workplace productivity books. It also aligns with my own belief that life is about evolving one’s understanding of self and how we can be at our best in the world.

In this section Linenberger helps readers to connect their values, their understanding of who they are and what they want in life, to their work. As he says in the book, “Many people feel they are faking their way through their work, that it has nothing to do with what they want out of life beyond being a source of food for the the table.”

This means finding one’s passion in one’s work. This means understand how one’s work is part of one’s life purpose. He discusses what “false visions” are — something you won’t find in most business books.

The value of intuition in business

Linenberger writes, “a truly connected person hears the inner messages of their soul and uses them to guide their work. They define themselves not so much by the world around them but y the smooth conversation with their inner vision, where aspirations are clear and motivating, and both achievements and failures are registered and learned from. A truly connected person has a clear, quiet voice from within that helps them in real time; it is trusted and usually correct.”

He offers examples from the business and scientific worlds about the value of intuition and offers tips for “recognizing [intuitive] ideas when they come, and paying attention to them.”

Michael Linenberger says that trusting in his own intuition has been a lifelong process, as it is for all of us. “By writing what I believe in, when I trust inner guidance, I become more successful. I encourage everyone to act from their intuitive insights and see the results. Nothing speaks as loudly as success.”

Master Your Workday Now! is chock full of great ideas and concepts. You can’t help but find helpful and inspiring advice. Check it out.

Melissa Wadsworth is a self-development author, inspirational speaker and personal growth coach specializing in intuitive dream boards.

Just One Thing Newsletter
How Do You Feel When You Smile?

Smiling has lots of benefits:

• Thinking of things that make you smile - usually the little but sweet stuff of everyday life, like people you love, things you are glad about or grateful for, silly moments, funny movies - makes you feel better right on the spot. Plus it calms down the stress response - which is toxic to physical and mental health - and releases wholesome neurochemicals like dopamine and natural opioids (e.g., endorphins).
• Researchers have found that the physical, facial movements of smiling by themselves - independent of what a person feels inside - cause people to evaluate the world more positively.
• Smiling and feeling a little better promotes “approach behaviors,” a fancy term for paying more attention to the opportunities around oneself, going after one’s dreams with more confidence, and reaching out to others.
• Through what’s called emotional contagion, when one person smiles and thus feels and acts a little more positively, that influences others to feel and act better, too. Then nice positive cycles start rolling through a group - could be a family, a workplace, or simply a bunch of friends - in which your smile gets others to smile and be more positive, which stimulates an even bigger grin for you.
• When you smile - authentically, to be sure, not in a false or Dr. Evil sort of way - that tells people you are not a threat, which calms the ancient, evolutionary tendency to guard against things that could harm us, and thus leads them to be more open and less reactive to you.

How? This is definitely not about putting a happy shiny face on depression, grief, fear, or anger. Smiling then would be phony, and probably feel awful. But when you feel neutral or in a state of mild well-being, or even if you feel kind of frazzled, stressed, worried, or irritable - shifting into a small smile while thinking of the good facts that make it real can naturally lift your mood and help you act more positively and effectively.

Make a Smile List

So - in your mind or on paper, make a little list of things that automatically make you smile. It’s fine if those things are relatively small; this is about positive feelings that are relatively mild, but also deep, such as gratitude, caring, friendliness, peacefulness, or contentment. And this week, several times a day, look for moments to bring that list to your mind . . . and a soft smile to your face.

Then notice the results. In how you feel inside, and in how you then act toward others and how they respond to you. The results will be good! Then savor those good feelings and successes, staying with them for ten, twenty, thirty seconds, taking them in, gradually weaving them into the fabric of your brain and your self.

Smiling a few more times each day may not seem like much, but you can be sure that doing so will send wonderful ripples through your brain, body, mind, and relationships.

Melissa Wadsworth is a smiling self development author, inspirational speaker and personal growth coach specializing in intuitive dream boards. See her “Visioning with Dream Boards” video course on www.DailyOM.com

This newsletter comes from Rick Hanson, Ph.D., neuropsychologist, founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, PsychologyToday.com contributor, and meditation teacher. Go to www.rickhanson.com/writings/just-one-thing to sign up for his wonderful weekly newsletter.

Beginning of Just One Thing

Some years ago, I heard this saying: If the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step, the journey to health and happiness begins with sleep.

Without enough sleep, risks go up for car accidents, diabetes and heart disease, depression, and unwanted weight. And performance goes down in paying attention, learning, and staying motivated. Plus, it just feels bad to be foggy, groggy, tired, and irritable.

People don’t get enough sleep for a variety of reasons. America has a go-go culture, and the workday keeps getting longer, pushing its way into the evening. It’s common to stay up too late and get up too early, feel stressed and overworked, and drink too much coffee to get going in the morning and too much alcohol to relax at night. Once they’re in bed, many people can’t fall asleep in the evening, or go back to sleep if they wake up in the middle of the night.

Additionally, sleep problems are a symptom of some health conditions - such as sleep apnea - so talk with your doctor if you have insomnia, or if you still feel tired after seemingly getting enough sleep. (Insomnia is also common among mothers after their babies are sleeping through the night, and among women going through menopause.)

Getting the right amount of sleep

The right amount of sleep varies from person to person (and from time to time: if you’re stressed, ill or working hard physically, you need more sleep). Whatever it is that you need, the key is consistency: getting good rest every night, not trying to catch up on weekends or holidays.

After I left home, I’d still go back and visit my parents. Year after year, they’d routinely tell me I looked tired and needed more sleep. It bugged me every time. But you know what? They were right. Almost everyone needs more sleep. How?

Two obstacles to better sleep

Two things get in the way of sufficient sleep: not setting enough time aside for it, and not having deep and continuous sleep during the time allotted.

In terms of the first problem:
· Decide on how much time you want to set aside for sleep each night. Look at your schedule, see when you need to wake up, then work backwards to give yourself a bedtime. Figure out what you need to do during the hour before your bedtime to get to sleep on time; it probably includes not getting into an argument with anyone!

· Observe the “reasons” that come up to go to bed past your bedtime. Most if not all of them will boil down to a basic choice: what’s more important, your health and well-being, or (fill in the blank), finishing emails, watching another hour of TV, doing housework, etc.? Whatever is actually more important to you, choose it consciously, and act on that choice (hopefully, to get more sleep).

· Really enjoy feeling rested and alert when you get enough sleep. Relish those good feelings, so your brain will want more of them in the future.

In terms of the second problem, issues with sleep itself, here are some suggestions; pick the one or the few that work for you:

· Consider the advice of organizations like the National Sleep Foundation, including: have a bedtime routine; relax in the last hour or two before bed; stop eating (particularly chocolate), drinking coffee or alcohol, exercising, or smoking cigarettes at least 2-3 hours before bedtime; make sure the environment of your bedroom supports sleep (e.g., cool and quiet, good mattress, earplugs if your partner snuffles or snores).

· Do what you can to lower stress. Chronic stress lifts hormones like cortisol which will make it hard to fall asleep or wake you up early in the morning.

· Make a deal with yourself to worry or plan in the morning. Shift your attention to things that make you feel happy and relaxed, or simply to the sensations of breathing itself. Bring to mind the warm feeling of being with people who care about you. Have compassion for yourself.

· Relax your tongue, lips and jaw, and eyes; take five to ten long exhalations; imagine your hands are warm (and tuck them under the pillow); rest a finger or knuckle against your lip; imagine you are in a very peaceful setting; progressively relax each part of your body, starting with your feet and moving up to your head.

· Certain nutrients are important for sleep. Unless you’re sure you’re getting these in your daily diet, I suggest supplementing magnesium (500 mg/day) and calcium (1200 mg/day). If you can, take half in the morning and half before bed.

· The neurotransmitter, serotonin, aids sleep; it is made from an amino acid, tryptophan, so consider taking 500-1000 mg just before bed. If you wake up in the middle of the night and can’t easily fall back to sleep, consider 1 mg of melatonin taken sublingually (under the tongue). (You can also eat a banana or something else that’s equally quick and easy; rising blood sugar will lift insulin levels, which will help transport more tryptophan into your brain.)

You can usually get tryptophan and melatonin at a health food store; do not supplement either of these if you are breastfeeding or taking psychiatric medication (unless your doctor tells you it’s fine). (If you’d like more information about the role of targeted nutrients in improving sleep, my wife, Jan - who wrote the appendix on nutritional neurochemistry in Buddha’s Brain- has a good summary on her website.)

The evolution of intution

There’s definitely an evolutionary shift happening in the business world and this is a critical step in raising the consciousness of our planet.

So I’m recommending a book from a woman who was a brave pioneer in speaking to the benefits of intuition, way before intuition was part of everyday conversation.

As Louise Hay says, “We are far more than we allow ourselves to be.” Intuition is the best way to realize this truth, and experience it.

An intuition pioneer

My talented and daring colleague Judith Orloff MD - a UCLA psychiatrist (a fellow bruin), intuitive healer, and New York Times best-selling author - bridges mainstream medicine with intuition, energy medicine, and spirituality.

In her new book Second Sight: An Intuitive Psychiatrist Tells Her Extraordinary Story and Shows You How To Tap Your Own Inner Wisdom, Judith Orloff shares the fascinating story of her exile between two worlds–intuition and mainstream medicine. Second Sight reveals her journey from an intuitive child, alone with confusing abilities, to an esteemed psychiatrist who comes out of the “intuitive closet” to defy medical taboos.

Intuition: the everyman gift

How could I not love a book with statements about intuition like, “There’s no elite to which this gift belongs - the seeds have been planted in everyone. To harvest them, we must first reprogram ourselves by envisioning the extent of our vastness, challenge anyone who insists on making us small. That we are limited as intuitive beings is a myth stemming from ignorance and false assumptions: Each of us is multifaceted, radiant and teeming with possibilities.”

In Second Sight, Judith Orloff also teaches readers how to “build an intuitive lifestyle,” as well as empowering, practical techniques that awaken their intuitive powers to transform their health and life.

Orloff believes in dreams as a vehicle to awakening one’s intuitive channel, just as my own intuitive dream board process is a waking way to tap into intuitive wisdom. She also shares how to honor the gift of intuition.

In this book you’ll discover how to:
~ Use intuition to “read” yourself and others
~ Open to the magic of synchronicities and déjà vu
~ Remember and interpret your dreams
~ Use intuition to heal yourself
~ Cultivate intuitive empathy without absorbing people’s negativity and stress

Dr. Orloff;s book-launch offer features a special “Act On A Hunch” gift collection from herself and friends Michael Beckwith, Dr. Daniel Amen, Shirley MacLaine and many more. Plus you receive Judith’s first lesson from her new “Emotional Vampire Course” from the Daily Om! (And don’t forget to sign up for my own DailyOM.com course “Visioning with Dream Boards.”)

Purchase the book and receive your special gifts at:

http://www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion/

Melissa Wadsworth is an author, inspiration speaker, and personal growth coach specializing in intuitive dream boards.

Just One Thing is the free newsletter that suggests a simple practice each week that will bring you more joy, more fulfilling relationships, and more peace of mind. As Rick says, “A small thing repeated each day adds up over time to produce big results.” With his permission, I’m running the article from his latest Just One Thing newsletter:

The practice this week is to take in support

Who Supports You?
We all need support, especially the interpersonal support of empathy, respect, caring, and love. Besides making us feel good, studies have shown that social support helps increase longevity, survival after illness, and quality of life. And without the support of others, we feel lonely, unseen, devalued, like we don’t matter, and unloved.

Also, it’s good for others for you to receive support. For example, people who receive support are more likely to give it, more likely to act in positive, prosocial ways.

How?
This week, look for the support that is actually around you, and when you find it, take it in.

Sources
Potential sources include pets, friends, family, friendly acquaintances, the people in your world of work (e.g., job, career, service, raising children), beings known and unknown, and whatever you may find spiritual. Scan your world, and these potential sources, to recognize the support that is already flowing toward you.

Taking in Support
When you recognize support, soften and open to feeling it in your body, emotions, and thoughts. (But don’t go into your body if that is uncomfortable or alarming, as it is for some people who have had painful, even traumatic experiences.)

Keep returning attention to the experience of being supported. Stay present with that experience, mindful of it. Notice some of the qualities of the experience of being supported (which will change from situation to situation): the sensations of it, the emotional warmth.

Try to sustain this resting in the feeling of being supported for 5, 10, 20, even 30 seconds. That will get a lot of neurons firing together for a relatively long time, which will help knit the felt sense of support into the fabric of your brain and your being.

As a bonus, you could sense that these current feelings of support are sinking into places inside that have felt unsupported in the past - maybe even from childhood - filling them up with fresh supplies, soothing old wounds, soaking into you like a warm golden syrup or light. Keep the current feelings of support strong and prominent in awareness while the old lack of support is dim, mild, and in the background. (Don’t use this method if you get flooded with old feelings of being unsupported.)

Dealing with Resistance
Be aware of any resistance to receiving support (very common), and let that go as you can: remind yourself that it helps both the world and yourself to receive support, understand the unfairness of any beliefs that you are unworthy of support and argue against them, and exhale again and again while letting any resistance flow out of you with each breath. Repeat as needed (often a lot, since many of us are uncomfortable with support).

Try to take a break from any preoccupation with lacks of support, past or present. Renounce for a week such thoughts and feelings; remind yourself that you can always take them up again next week (!). If they arise, recognize them - perhaps with a soft naming in the back of your mind, like disappointment, resentment, longing - and then gently turn away as best you can, and turn toward sources of support.

Finding More Support
Spend more time with people that make you feel supported. (And less with people who don’t; more on this subject in future JOTs.)

Consider the people in your world and the support that would easily flow if you asked for it (with or without words). What’s the actual risk of asking? Be prudent of course, but asking for support from supportive people - especially when asked with kindness and skill - goes well more often than not. In my experience, people are much more likely to underestimate the positive regard for them from others than to overestimate it.

This week, turn toward the good news: the support that is already flowing toward you, and the support that would flow easily if you just nudge the faucet. Then drink deeply!”

Melissa Wadsworth is a self-help author, inspirational speaker, personal growth coach and intuitive dream board expert. Check out her 6-part video course called “Visioning with Dream Boards” on www.DailyOM.com.

There’s nothing so satisfying as seeing a project through from start to finish with focus. Better yet, is experiencing the creation as a magical process that flows with ease. That’s how it felt creating a video course that combined several presentation into one, along with the step-by-step directions for how to create a dream board. It also features dream board decoding tips that allow each dream board creator access to their personal empowering message.

DailyOm.com is offering the Visioning with Dream Boards course at an astounding value of $11.00. That’s only $1.83 per week.

Go check it out, along with all the other fabulous courses and resources.

Even though I firmly believe in going to oneself for the wisest answers and insights, I’m the kind of person who likes to go down these rabbit holes every now and again. It can be just what I need to get some new insights from a different perspective and receive Universal validation for being on track.

The meaning of number sequences

Today I went down the numerology rabbit hole once again. This time the new information that caught my attention was the meaning of “number sequences.” Have you ever looked at your digital clock just in time to see it turn to 2:22? Or your grocery bill total comes to 20:20 or you’re behind a car with a 999 license plate. Maybe number sequences in ascending order like 12345 keep showing up. At www.spiritual-path.com the meanings for these sequences is explained. 222 is a sign that you’re on your right path. 666 not so much! I once had a car with 666 on the license plate. A very “off track” part of my life. Who knew?

At affinity-numerology I found out what my destiny is. Who doesn’t want to know that! Based on my name and birth date I also found out my soul number, my personality number and my life path number, as well as what I’m likely to encounter this year. I take this information gladly, but also with a sense of levity. Most of it is fascinating and uplifting. It also gives me a peak into someone else’s passion and life purpose. That’s always a nice experience.

When wisdom doesn’t make sense

Year’s ago I visited the wisdom of numbers when I read “The Life You Were Born to Live,” by Dan Millman. A brilliant book, but I must admit that I had to come back to it fifteen years after I first read it to really appreciate the accuracy of the information.

And, that’s the thing about going to sources “outside” of yourself…even if the information is spot on, you might not be ready to hear it or integrate it into your psyche. We all process through life one step at a time. Occasionally we make quantum leaps due to assimilating lot of new insights or when we unblock energy that was being held back due to a limiting belief or limiting expectation.

This doesn’t mean that we should stop learning, it just means it won’t all make sense or be “usable” immediately. Eventually you’ll be ready to take the steps you need to take and you’ll know just what will help you. It will all be in perfect timing. Have faith that your life unfolds perfectly. Keep excited and enjoy the adventure.

Now here’s a fun numerology widget that gives you access to your daily lucky numbers. Use wisely and generously. Smiles.

Melissa Wadsworth is a self-help author, inspirational speaker and personal growth coach, specializing in intuitive dream boards.