Joseph Joubert

How many times have we heard words that tell us or imply that we are not worthy?

How many of those times did we accept them as being true?

Eleanore Roosevelt had it spot on when she said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” How true this is. But as children, it is our innate nature to trust those whose care we are in. So we tend not to question their criticism, only accept it as truth.

But how can that which brings us down be truth?

God’s love being The Infinite Truth means by Its nature that anything connected to it is of the highest nature. We are His creation of Love and from Love. There is nothing inferior in that. To allow ourselves to accept and believe that we are unworthy of love, abundance, and all that He has to offer us is an insult to our Creator. Jesus gave His life to show us what love is and how its power is truth. To deny God’s gifts is the same as turning our back on Him.

So why do so many think of themselves as unworthy, whether it be on a conscious or subconscious level? I understand the subconscious level, but I do not understand the need for self-deprecation on the conscious level.

If an artist’s paint a masterpiece, do we claim it to be worthless or unworthy. Do we claim the work of Michaelangelo to be unworthy?

Do we realize that we are claiming God’s work  as unworthy when we degrade ourselves?

And how are we supposed to bring up the world and those around us by acting small? (Thank you Marianne Williamson and Nelson Mandela)

It is by realizing how empowered we are as children of God that we can be His expression manifest.

And guess what? YOU ARE WORTHY!

As God’s children, He created because He loves us and to manifest His love through our being and our actions. And as His children, we have all that He Is within us. For there is no life without His Spirit within us and of our own selves we do nothing. So how can we possibly be lacking the ability and awareness to love, create, fulfill our purpose, and be His finger manifest?

Maybe it’s what we want? Is it simply easier to say “I can’t” than to call on Him and go for it?

Beliefs are a powerful things.

What do you choose to believe?

The way of the downtrodden, or the way of the empowered?

It is our choice. And that’s another gift that He gave to us. Do we accept the gift of choice and make our own decisions? Or do we continue to blindly accept other people’s negativity and take that on as our own.  We can choose to give away our power to other people’s perceptions. Or we can listen to the One True Love and accept our power as an infinite expression of God’s love and know that we are worthy simply because we are His children. If loving parents see their children as worthy, how much more than does the infinite love of our Perfect Parent see us?

Choices are powerful things too. It’s a good thing we have them. (Thank you, Lord.)

Blessings

Irene

For years I wondered how effective affirmations were. To me they seemed to be helpful, but not as powerful as some claimed them to be. If they were, then they would always work.

But it seems to me that as commonly as they work, that they also trigger guilt or other “negative” feelings. I remember times when I felt that there was something wrong with me or the way I was doing it because sometimes very little changed. Other times, over time there were significant changes.

So the question became, what’s the difference? What determines whether they work or not?

What we hold in our body’s tissues is part of it. I know that different parts of our body hold different experiences and beliefs, usually at a subconscious level. And I realized that if a part of me doesn’t “get” something, then it doesn’t get it and will thus affect every other part of me.

The emotional holdings that we have within ourselves tend to overrun any logic. We have certain needs that are usually governed by emotion. That’s why so many tend to make the same mistake repeatedly. There is a subconscious need fueled by a subconscious belief that is trying to be fulfilled.

So no matter how much we may tell ourselves something that our mind may or may not believe in, it’s not going to know its full fruition as long as the body says, “I’m not buying it.” Affirmations may help to open up new pathways, or they may create new stress as your system lies in conflict.

So what helps an affirmation to work when your body doesn’t believe it, whether consciously or unconsciously?

Have you considered where things of Divine nature start?

Are you able to do anything of your own self?

Or is all that you are and will be because of the Spirit of God within you?

Have you considered asking God to help open your desired pathways? He’d be more than happy that you asked for His help and help He will. That is who He Is; the Infinite Consciousness of Love that Is.

When I prayed and let go, that ‘s when I noticed the most changes. Not immediately, but noticeably over the right time. When I held an affirmation while in a prayer state, they became reality over time to varying degrees. The extent of the change seemed to be in how much my body believed it as well. But over time, the body would tend to heal and change to the new beliefs as well. But not for the times that I did not hold God in my awareness as I worked the affirmation.

Where an affirmation is a step in the right direction, prayers to our Lord encompass All. Therein lies all the Truth  that we need for transformation. God’s Love and wisdom will guide us to that we wish. The result may or may not take on a different look than you expected. But if our prayer comes from our heart, He understands our heart and will guide perfectly true and with perfect timing.

God has 3 answers to prayers that are asked of Him.

A. Yes

B. Not yet.

C. I have something better in mind.

Over time I stopped doing affirmations for the most part because I noticed that I progressed more with prayer alone. I learned to focus on and be open to the infinity of God. And I am still learning.

When we open ourselves to His Knowing and let go of expectations, then we open ourselves to His infinite potential and possibilities. And all with His loving guidance.

I can put my faith in that. I hope you can too. It sure is a lot more fun and involves a lot more uphoria than not trusting Him.

Blessings

Irene

Encouragement builds confidence. It’s an internal growth that develops when one feels encouraged. Confidence comes from within and is the result of proper and timely encouragement as the child grows. The more confident one is, the more self-sufficient and steadfast to who they are to become.

By contrast, praise requires external acknowledgement which creates a dependency on approval from others. The more needy one is for approval, the more they can succumb to the wishes of others due to fear of rejection or not knowing what they truly believe.

Examples of Encouragement vs. Praise:

Praise: “I like what you did.”    Encouragement: “Wow, you were very creative with that.”

Praise: ” I’m proud of you.”   Encouragement: “I’m happy for you that you had the initiative to work so hard at that. Great job.”

Praise: ” I love that.”   Encouragement:  ” Those seem like some great ideas. What other ideas do you have?”

The primary difference is the “I” and the “you”. The key is whether the  message is geared toward making you happy, or helping the child realize that what they think and feel matters. And asking questions are a huge key to developing encouragement. The partner key is then to actually listen to what is being shared.

Other examples of encouragement might be:  “You seem to have some real talent there.”,  “Which one feels right to you?”,  and “How do you think we should proceed?”

Of course, it all must be sincere or the recipient will see right through it. But it just takes the  desire and some practice to retrain oneself to offer encouragement instead of praise.

The development of happy, strong, productive, and emotionally well-adjusted children is key to any prosperous and joyfilled society.  Sounds like a Divine goal to me. Least of all, our children are worth it.

God bless our children.

Blessings

Irene

Expectations are those things that we want in the way that we think we want them. But when we say a prayer asking for something, God knows best to what we want. We only think we do. Letting go of how we envision our prayer fulfillment and letting Him work His magic for us can be very difficult.

When we set up expectations, we limit ourselves to what is currently in our perception. But our Lord’s perception and awareness is infinite. How much more then can we be gifted when we allow ourselves to open up to that infinity and all that He wishes to give us?

God answers prayers in one of three ways:

Yes, Not yet, and I have something better in mind.

So wouldn’t that mean that the more we trust in God and what He knows instead of what we think we know, then the easier and more fulfilled our prayers become?

I’m not saying it’s easy, only simple. But like everything else, it takes practice to learn how to let go. I know that I still have much to learn and am appreciative of life’s challenges that provide such opportunities before me. That part has gotten much easier for me. After all, it’s all a part of riding His Hand.

Trusting in Him so that our partnership can grow into a vision in His name will yield what we want. But this way, it will be exactly what we want.

Blessings

Irene

As I was looking through my journal of collected anecdotes of the past 30 years or so, I noticed a page that I haven’t noticed much and forgot was there. Almost all the quotes from that page seemed so timely for right now as we get close to the new year, so I felt it best to share them. Enjoy.

Behind me is infinite power; before me is endless possibility; around me is boundless opportunity. Why should I fear.    (author unknown)

Your fears blind you like sand in your eyes. Turn into the stillness so that you may see. The Truth is available to you if you will be open to it. That is the nature of God’s Love.     (Divined to me back in 08)

“Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.”   (Douglas Pagels)

Many things will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those.    (author unknown)

Isn’t it funny how you can be more worried about what other people think of you than what God thinks of you?    (author unknown)

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”     (Thomas Jefferson)

God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called.     (author unknown)

“You are always right where you need to be to take the next step beyond yourself.”    (Guy Finley)

“Opportunity strikes at every moment we have a decision or choice to make. Every moment is anew and ripe for creativity. We have the power on how to create our life with each moment’s choice or decision. That is the power of the free will God gave us.”    (Irene Arndt)

“With God, all things are possible.”    (Matt 19:26)

“Surrendering to God is not about relinquishing power. It’s about letting the power of God flow through you.”    Irene Arndt

While I have included a few with my name, I am well aware that of my own self I do nothing and that these sharings of “mine” are simply His grace coming through.  **Thank you, Lord**

Blessings,

Irene

So I’ve been in a thoughtful mood recently and here’s one of the musings I’ve been having. Thought you might enjoy.

Everything and everyone is connected. Everything is in a constant state of dynamics. So as we elevate ourselves, those around us also elevate after some time that the dynamic forces at work have been allowed to manifest. If we don’t properly care for ourselves, then as we are “down”, that energy will tend to create the dynamics to bring those around us “down”. It tends to depend on which energy is stronger at the time.

Recall a time when you were feeling pretty good, then you come home and someone else there is in a foul mood. Did they take it out on you somehow? Did you let it get to you? Did it affect you somehow?

Most likely it did. The same is with the reverse. It comes down to A) how present we are to be able to see what’s going on and then take the time to decide how do deal with it, or B) if we are not present and we tend to react instead of observe and decide. When we are present, we become aware of our choices. We have the power to choose how we want to deal with it.

It goes along what Eleanor Roosevelt said. She said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” That is one of my favorite quotes, and it’s true. There have been many times that someone has said something negative to me and it then brought me down. That is, I let it. Why? Ignorance. I didn’t know who I was and how it is God’s Spirit and God’s Love within me that is the true me.

I know that all pain expressed comes from pain felt. So I hold to the awareness that if the negative person wasn’t in the kind of pain they were in, then what they said or did would have been different. And it would have been positive, because their pain would not have blocked the path of God’s Spirit from shining through.

And I pray to God to help me continue to grow in that awareness that I may know it in myself and others. What better way to begin to help others than to see God, His Spirit and His Love as each person’s essence?

Blessings,
Irene

Resource Tip: Presence (being grounded/in the now/centered) is key to healing and awareness. Holistic healing therapies are great for helping one to gain presence as are being out in nature, some breathing exercises, some meditation, some kinds of exercise, various exercises in observation, and spending time with God. Feel free to share more if I missed any.

I was speaking to a friend today who seemed to have little understanding of exactly what intuition is. As I tried to explain it to him, I realized that my communication of it was inefficient. I know what it is and how to recognize it. But I’ve been developing it for so long now that I almost forgot what it was like before I began my training and I’m not sure how to explain it. Here goes attempt #1.

I’m well aware that the expression of intuition comes in many forms, i.e. gut feelings, visions, sensing when one decision is better than another without knowing why, etc. But the bottom line is that it is the communication of the Holy Spirit to us. Our sensing or “hearing” that communication is our sixth sense awareness.

As God’s children, we are spirit and inseparable from Him. It is God’s Love, the Infinite Consciousness that He Is, that makes it impossible for us to be separate from Him. Any sense of separation is an illusion and the reason for our pain.

But when we open ourselves to hearing Him, we open ourselves to All that He Is. That includes His guidance and messages that we can experience in so many ways. Gut feelings, instincts, dreams, visions, and sensing things that are intangible but real are all examples of the Holy Spirit letting us know something that is helpful if we listen.

Most of us can probably remember a time when someone told us something and it didn’t feel right. We couldn’t put our finger on it, but something just didn’t feel right. Then we find out sometime down the road that the person lied. Where does that sensation of something not feeling right come from?  It is God’s Spirit within us that is our life. Without It there is no life. Of our own selves we do nothing. It all comes from God as we are infinitely connected as One and His Love provides us the touch of the Holy Spirit. Our intuition. Our connection between the physical/limited awareness and the spiritual and unknown.

I think my friend is much more intuitive than he realizes. I think, rather I feel/sense that his lack of awareness is more about not knowing how to identify or be aware that many of the things he knows are intuition. He simply hasn’t been taught intuitive awareness. If and when he does learn intuitive awareness, he’s going to know a great empowerment and feel like he’s been invited to a party with God. It’s going to be a lot of fun! I know. I’m still there.

Let’s be open to hearing God by allowing our intuition to grow. Then more of us can party. The more the merrier!

Blessings,

Irene

As it is the season where goals and plans are made and refined, I’ve been reading some postings about what other people are saying are their goals. Since our goals are always positive (no one ever says I want to be miserable), I wondered about the numerous reasons that they sometimes lack fruition. And wondered, “How can I help?”

When we get negative on ourselves, listening to the same old negative crap that our subconscious tell ourselves, we bring ourselves down. The energy to bring ourselves up now needs to be doubled. We need the energy/positivity to bring ourselves back to our “normal selves” or base point, and then the energy/positivity to push ourselves even higher. That’s hard ass work! It becomes all too easy to let ourselves feel down, and thus the excuses for not accomplishing start to gain momentum. (Been there, done that. Still learning to break some “bad” thinking habits.)

That happens when we rely on ourselves as a sense of self, instead of having a sense of Self as one united with God.

Can you imagine the power and potential within you if you were to let the power of God flow through you? God’s Love is the infinite power. Within you there is no limit except that which you impose upon yourself because it is God’s Spirit that is within you.

When we ask for something, God may say “Yes”, “Not now”, or “I have something better in mind”. But when we request of Him, He does not say no. God’s Love cannot deny us our growth and development. It’s why we are His children. God’s Love cannot deny us support and encouragement. He is the Perfect Parent. God is infinite and all Its abundance is what He wants for us. But we must look “up” for it, not “down”. No one is ever brought up by being held down.

So why do we hold ourselves down?

The question is rhetorical. One way or another, it always comes down to fear or anger.

The answer to the problem, however, is practical. Either choose the positive thoughts that can make or let it happen, or choose the negative thoughts that stop you from being and becoming as Spirit knows you can be. We always have the power of choice and to choose. As children of God, we have the power to cocreate our reality. I know that much of the talk out there right now is about we having the power to create our reality, and that is true. But of our own selves we do nothing. All our power is from God, the Infinite Consciousness of Love that Is.

Surrendering to God is not about relinquishing power. It is about letting the power of God flow through you. Be open to that and let yourself experience the power of God’s Love flowing through you. Let yourself be open to knowing that we are not separate from God and each other, but always infinitely connected as it is God’s Spirit that is the lifeforce in everyone of us. Be open to oneness with God and let the Truth, Power, and Love that Be also become one with you. With your intent set on being one with God and opening yourself to His truth, then you are open to the truest and most powerful guidance and force. How then, can anything (other than yourself) stop you from accomplishing anything you want and becoming who you want?

Here’s what I want for this year (not in any order):

To apply my awareness into action unlike I ever have before and grow my business where I reach and help so many people that the miracle elevates us to a whole new level of awareness.

To let go of my ego and what’s left about worrying about what people may think about me.

To see financial freedom in sight at the very least.

To be able to help my husband retire.

To know what it means through all of me to have God as my Partner.

To complete my certification in Matrix Energetics. To continue to grow as one with God.

To establish momentum in my purpose to help people Self-realize.

To learn the business side of my business more efficiently.

To be there for and elevate my family, friends and others as needed and when needed.

To help my eyes, hip, and cranial base to resolution.

To have excellent timing.

To do the scorpion (yoga pose)

To know and Be.

What do you want in God’s name? What do you want that comes from the purity of your heart? Invite a partnership with God, then go for it! Remember to take time to listen often to His guidance. It’s not a partnership unless you are working together. And He knows more than you. I’d listen to Him as often as possible if I were you.  Come from a place of stillness (Psalm 46:10) and open yourself to listening while holding the intent of being open to our Lord. Come from a place of stillness and tune into what feels right. Don’t let your ego get in the way. Remember, He’s your Partner. He succeeds when you succeed. He just wants to guide you to that success.

I’ll keep working it on this end. Let me know how it goes for you.

Blessings,

Irene

Merry Christmas!

I was remembering what a gentleman shared at at the first Millionaire Mind Intensive I attended.  (I love Peak Potentials.  http://www.peakpotentials.com/new/ ) He was a Christian and was torn between how he was raised to believe that we’re supposed to be “poor” because of something that was in the Bible, and how what Peak Potentials made sense about the more wealth we have, the more we can then share and make the world a better place.

I felt for him because his pain was obvious and I held him in my heart. I’m sure we all did. So I held him in my heart and let it go into God’s Hand. I don’t know what happened to him, except that I’m sure the new awareness planted a seed that would help him grow in new and better ways. Amen.

Isn’t that the best gift that we can give someone? Holding someone in our heart and letting it go into God’s Love and Truth can be a powerful seed for someone’s soul. The developer and teacher of Matrix Energetics, Dr. Richard Bartlett ( http://www.matrixenergetics.com/ ) shares something in his newest book, The Physics of Miracles that feels so right. He mentions that “…it is somewhat sad that we continue to limit our interactions with others to the realm of the merely human. We are the Door to the Divine, not the Doer.”  Within each one of us, the world, the universe, and the unknown are billions, trillions, and infinite complex processes and interactions. As Dr. Richard Bartlett so brilliantly put it, how are we supposed to keep track of all that?  Wouldn’t it be easier to let God keep track of it for us and guide its interaction for us? Wouldn’t it be easier to let ourselves be His Door and be open to new and infinite possibilities as opposed to being only one door as ourselves? As I’ve shared with many, with God all things are possible and that the only limits that exist are those which we impose upon ourselves.

Imagine opening the heart to the unknown. Imagine the abundance and Truth of God’s Love being allowed to pour within and throughout us the more and more we can let go and let God. It is only by letting go and being open that we can be receptive to His Gifts. Otherwise, our preconceived beliefs and perceptions create a wall that limit us to those frameworks. How much more will God do for us if we let Him and allow ourselves to get out of our own way? That is not necessary for us to answer, but to be open to all that God Is is so we don’t limit ourselves. Focused intent on what we want is good, but the how and the extent to what that can entail might be best left in His unlimited Hands.

Let go, be open, let His Truth fill you, then follow your heart.

Holding this in our heart might be the best gift we can give ourselves and others this Christmas. The more open the heart, the more love can be received. And the more love we hold for others, the more we can affect them in a positive way. Afterall, isn’t the Love that Jesus gave us what Christmas is about?

Peace, Love, and Blessings,

Irene

I got back last week from Matrix Energetics level 1 and 2. It was an incredible and fun weekend. I’m still trying to grasp and learn all there there is. Just as important as the learning something “new” is also the unlearning outdated beliefs and paradigms. Anyone can do it and I so recommend it. Check out matrixenergetics.com or Dr. Richard Bartlett for more info. It is basically having the awareness of quantum physics in the healing process and in our everyday lives.

I know that while it can be done with someone present or not, i.e. over the phone, I wonder if it can be done over the computer. So I will say a prayer and spend a few minutes letting come into my awareness what comes, and then I will let it go. And if you like, you can let me know if you notice anything.
I will write out the experience both so you may follow along with this particular experience, and to help integrate the process into my right and left brain.

Here we go…

Prayer

The question, “What is my intent?” comes through.

Answer: “To help people feel grounded and relaxed upon reading this.”

“Proceed.”

There was a sense of a swirling motion between myself and the computer. It was a good feeling swirling. It felt watery and happy. Then there was a sense of great busyness right in front of the monitor and a sense of poison in my mouth. I spit it out and I then felt a lightness and a sense of field of light eminating from my center. I then let it go into the infinite possibilities of God’s Love and Hand.

I’m curious how this experiment works out for us. Feel free to let me know if you notice anything.

Because we are energy/spirit, change is instantaneous when working with the morphic fields. Sometimes we are not aware of anything at all, and that’s ok. It commonly just means that the forces are in motion to help with what we need, and that sometime in the near future things will begin to happen in our favor/as we need them to.

During the third day of class, we were working with what are called the frequencies. I went into a frequency that moved me to move into yoga positions. Being with the energy fields, I went into a standing back bend for the first time in my life and then followed further into an advanced backbend called the diamond. I have never been able to do that before. There was no pain or discomfort. It felt great. I was a little sore the next day is all. I saw others who do not do yoga also go into yoga positions. This was just one of the many types of experiences that can happen just by allowing ourselves to be one with the Spirit that holds us, guides us, and loves us. God’s Love is infinite, and this awareness has been a great way to help me become even closer with Him. Maybe it can for you to if you decide you want to try it. Plus, it’s a lot of fun. In fact, the more we allow ourselves to be silly and like children, the easier it is to do this. Maybe this is what Jesus meant when He said to be like the children.

Thanks.

Blessings,

Irene