March 27th, 2008, by Shelley Riutta
I was ran across this video in two places yesterday and just loved it. It is about a Harvard trained neuroanatomist, Jill Bolte Taylor and her experience of having a stroke that was triggered by a brain hemorrhage. She is very passionate and moving in her sharing of her experience. Her message reinforces the work that I do with clients—which is to move them into operating out of their true self, their Authentic Self—to really get who they are—to use their right brain to experience this and have their left brain be at the service of the truest part of them. It is 18 minutes long—but well worth it. Enjoy! (Have a tissue on hand:) Let me know what you think of it! Click here to get to the video
March 6th, 2008, by Shelley Riutta
It was my Birthday on Tuesday and I had such a great day. I worked a little bit (which is fun for me) but then I took the rest of the day off. I relaxed in the morning and looked at pictures of when I was a baby and wondered how I felt coming into the world. I was appreciative of all the love that I had around me—from my Mom, Dad and 4 year old brother. I had lunch with a good friend at one of my favorite restaurants Cafe’ Mario. I got a hug from Mario—my friend and I joke that when you hug Mario it lasts the whole day because his cologne rubs off on your cheek and you can smell him the rest of the day! A friend of mine has an outdoor hot tub and she let me use it in the afternoon. There was a “refreshing” north wind that was whistling through so I had my winter hat on! I then met for dinner with my family at one of our favorite spots—Sammy’s Pizza—a family owned Italian restaurant. I didn’t realize until now that I had an Italian theme going on! I will meet with friends on Friday night for even more celebration.
One of the things I encourage my clients to do is to really celebrate their Birthday in a way that is special for them. I suggest the following:1. Take the day off from any kind of work
2. Plan your own day—don’t wait for anyone else to plan a party for you—take charge
of how you want to celebrate and who you want to celebrate with.
3. Look at pictures of yourself when you were little—appreciate and love your unique, beautiful essence. Look at current pictures of yourself and feel love for you now as well.
4. Write yourself a love letter expressing gratitude for who you are—all of your amazing qualities and the unique gifts of your Essence.
5. Take in the love that is expressed to you from your friends and family—really open up to receiving the love they want to share with you.
6. Look in the mirror and love your body—celebrate this magnificent form that allows you to experience life with all of your senses—see the beauty around you, hug those you love, hear beautiful music, pet an animal, hold a baby. Love your body as it changes with each year. Appreciate rather than judge your body.
7. Appreciate where you are in your life and trust that you are right where you need to be right now.
8. Look to the upcoming year and visualize what you would like for your life. Allow yourself to expand your vision for what is possible for you. Listen to your Spirit and see what direction it wants to go in—in the next year.
9. Make sure your day is filled with things that are fun for you and that you love.
So think ahead to your own Birthday and what you would like to experience this year on that special day and start planning!!I would love to hear what special things you love to do on your Birthday!