February 5th, 2008, by Shelley Riutta
Do you have clarity about your life path? Do you have a clear direction that you are heading? One of the complaints that I hear from people seeking counseling is that they feel confused about what they want to do with their life. They may be at a crossroads or they have had a very long period of time of not having a clear direction. As they get to know and understand themselves on a deeper level through the counseling process -this clarity of direction begins to emerge. When people are confused it is because they are in their wounded self–the conditioned part of them concerned with what others think–and externals. The clarity of direction is contained in their Authentic Self—who they really are inside. As they get to know their Authentic Self (who they really are) and stay focused on this–the direction in life becomes very clear. It can take some time and soul searching, but it will lead to clarity.
What kinds of things to people do to connect with their Authentic Self? A common exercise I do with clients is to start separating the voice of their Wounded Self from their Authentic Self. How can you tell if the voice is Wounded or Authentic? If it is coming from your Wounded Self it typically will be a statement that is fear based and oftentimes a limiting belief based on past conditioning. The difficulty that people have is that these limiting beliefs are running around in their head and they take these as true and act upon them. Today I heard a statement on a radio show where the presenter challenged people’s “logical” thinking. She asserted that oftentimes when people think they are being rational and logical it is coming from conditioned thought patterns that they have absorbed from their family and have never challenged! So be careful about your thinking–when you think you are making a “logical” decision you may be just acting upon an unchallenged limiting belief that you have inherited.
Tomorrow I will go over another exercise to help you connect more with your Authentic Self.
Watch your thinking today and notice if you are in a old Wounded thought pattern. Shift gears and connect with the expanded, positive thinking of your Authentic Self–and clear the way for clarity about your life direction.
Hi, I'm Shelley Riutta MSE, LPC a Holistic Psychotherapist in private practice. I specialize in helping people connect with their Authentic selves--and from this create a life that is in alignment with their Life Purpose and filled with Joy. I offer transformational individual counseling, presentations, groups and Workshops. You can get my Free Workbook "What Do You REALLY Want: Finding Purpose and Passion in Your Life" here or contact me at 920-265-2627.
February 2nd, 2008, by Shelley Riutta
Hello-I am back from facilitating the Inner Bonding, Breathwork and Joy workshop in Sunny Florida. The group that came together for the Workshop was amazing. I have never laughed so hard–there were women in the group who were incredibly funny. There were many breakthroughs and insights throughout the Workshop. I am always amazed by the parallels and synchronicities at my Workshops that add so much richness and power to what happens. I feel so blessed to be a part of it.
Today I am getting ready for the Radiant Life Support group which meets the first Satuday of the Month. Last month we did some Visioning exercises for goals for 2008 and this month we are going to continue this with people bringing the Vision Boards that they created. I’m excited to see what they have created—and I hope you have created your Vision Board for 2008! One of the things that I will be talking about in the group is releasing everything that keeps them living small—living in the confines of their conditioned self. In order to be fully free we need to let go of all that holds us being all that we came here to be. Your highest vision for your life—the life of your dreams– is a reflection of your true spirit and what it came here to express. Those visions that seem far fetched and pie in the sky are actually more true and real then the fears and limiting beliefs of your conditioned self.
When you are pursuing and living your dreams you will be at a higher more vibrant vibration. This higher vibration makes it easier for you to get insights that will help manifest your dream as well as draw events and people to you that can help you as well. This in turn is inspiring and uplifting to you—keeping your vibration high–bringing more of the same to you. There is never an end to how high our vibration can go. Think about the people you know that are leading inspiring lives–doesn’t if feel great to be around them? They are operating at a high frequency that feels good to them and those around them. Operating at this level is what your Spirit would love to do. It doesn’t like being small and being held back by fear. I believe depression can be a reaction of one’s Spirit to being held back by limiting beliefs and actions. The Spirit in you is trying to expand and be all that it came here to be—to live large.
Begin today to release all that has kept you living small—make a commitment to follow the expansive dreams of your Spirit and live LARGE!
Hi, I'm Shelley Riutta MSE, LPC a Holistic Psychotherapist in private practice. I specialize in helping people connect with their Authentic selves--and from this create a life that is in alignment with their Life Purpose and filled with Joy. I offer transformational individual counseling, presentations, groups and Workshops. You can get my Free Workbook "What Do You REALLY Want: Finding Purpose and Passion in Your Life" here or contact me at 920-265-2627.
