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How Can We Create A Physical World of Unconditional Love?

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Sandra Brossman

This is an image of a blue cloudy ski with the word VISION spelled out in the clouds

We came to this magnificent earth to experience our true spiritual nature by using our creative energy to manifest unconditional love into physical form. As we each become whole within ourselves, we have the strength to remember our connection with each other, and we experience Oneness.

Oneness is our spiritual connection with everyone and everything through the energy of universal love. The qualities of Oneness are love, health, peace, joy, and abundance. Because we are each created in the energy of unconditional love, it is divine will that we experience the qualities of Oneness in our lives.

Each of us has the awesome ability to consciously and actively participate in the co-creation of a kinder, more enlightened world through the practice of vision prayers. Visions are mental pictures, inspired by the soul, clarifying what we want to experience in our lives. Prayer is the energetic bridge that links our visions to universal spirit. When our vision prayers coincide with universal truth, absolutely everything and anything is possible because we are living in concert with the laws of nature.

When I completed the book, “The Power of Oneness, Live the Life You Choose,” I was spiritually guided with the words for A Vision of Oneness. Because this prayer is based on the spiritual truth of our unity, it resonates at an extremely high frequency and has the creative potential to manifest quickly and in ways that far transcend our human understanding.

The following is an explanation of why each word is so powerful:

I AM at one with The Source of Light and Ultimate Expression of Universal Love.

We instantly elevate our vibration by beginning our prayers with I AM, the most powerful two words known to man because they are the essence of ultimate creative energy. We are affirming our direct and personal connection with the unified field of love and intelligence and are embracing our power to co-create with Creative Source.

I AM an open, active channel receiving and expressing unconditional love.

When we align the will of our minds and the actions of our bodies to coincide with divine will, we are exalting our minds and bodies to resonate with the infinitely higher vibration of Spirit, which clears the path for the energy of universal love to flow to and from us.

I AM thankful for all that is.

The resonance of gratitude also raises our vibration and increases our capacity to receive. We can certainly express our thanks for specific things; however, when we are also thankful for everything that exists, we honor the divinity in every person we meet, every challenge we encounter, and every situation we experience, whether it has been pleasant or not. When we do this, we broaden our perceptions to accommodate an even greater flow of blessings because we recognize the blessings in all that we see and experience.

I see myself joyfully experiencing peace within, health at all levels of my being, and abundance in all forms that are in my greatest good.

We connect our visions with the universal field of unconditional love and infinite potential by declaring what we want to experience in our lives as though it is already in existence. We can see it with our mind’s eye and declare it through words. What matters most is that we affirm the qualities of life we truly want to experience and feel it within our hearts as though it has already been accomplished.

I see my personal healing contributing to a World of Unconditional Love, Harmony, Wholeness, Abundance, and Joy.

Each one of us affects all of us. As we heal our own individual lives, we can honor our personal responsibility to contribute to a world in which we can all experience the qualities of Oneness by expanding our personal visions to a larger world view.

I surrender this vision to the unconditional love of the Universe.

Between our physical reality and our visions of new possibilities is a space in which we need to surrender our personal will. When we surrender, we let go of our ego’s need to control the outcomes, and we place the masterminding of how our prayers are answered into the hands of universal intelligence. When we surrender a prayer to the love of the universe, we are acknowledging the infinite wisdom of Spirit to provide resolutions that far surpass our grandest human plans because they are answered in ways that are for the good of the whole.

I know this prayer is being answered in ways that are for the greatest good of all.

This is the faith part of our prayer and the point at which our limiting belief systems many times start to creep in. We often question the power of our human spirit to create with divine energy. Pure faith transcends believing or understanding – it is KNOWING that our prayers are always answered, even if we cannot see it with our physical eyes. When we expect positive outcomes, we are acknowledging that our prayer has been heard and is accomplished according to divine will. Interestingly, the word “expect” is derived from the Latin words ex (from) and pector (heart). It is the nature of the Universe to work in concert with the desires of the heart.

Amen.

This is the part of the prayer where we release our intentions to the Universe. The sound of “Amen” is extremely significant: “Aaah” is the sound of creation and breath, and “om” is the sound of manifestation (bringing energy into physical form). Saying this prayer at least once a day has phenomenal potential to heal your life and to bless the world. Since our thoughts create our reality, one can only imagine the infinite transformational energy that can be generated by the majority of our world population uniting with each other in this vision prayer for global spiritual healing! We have the power to bring heaven to earth!

Love and Light

Sandra

Sandra Brossman is the author of The Power of Oneness, Live the Life You Choose. To learn more about how you can align your life with spiritual truth, order the book at http://www.thepowerofoneness.com/products/

The Light Is Within You

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Sandra Brossman

This is the image of a human with all their inner light shining through in vibrant colors

As we evolve in our spiritual journey, we are increasingly hearing more and more about Divine Light. The mere mention of the word light reminds us of many pleasant feelings, such as: radiant, bright, warm, delightful, floating, effortless, uplifting and clear. We seem to intuitively know that light is synonymous with our truth, as is evident in expressions such as, “It wasn’t clear to me at first, but I finally saw the light.”

But what about darkness? Most of us associate darkness with the negative side of life – such as: pain, fear, obscurity, depression, poverty, and sickness. At a soul level, none of us enjoys experiencing the “dark side of life” – and yet, here we are, living in a world in which we are personally and collectively experiencing sickness, violence, greed, crime, and poverty. What is the meaning of all this darkness?

From a spiritual perspective, unconditional love is all that is real; therefore darkness is simply the absence of love. We came to this physical world to remember our True Self through the experience of separation from our creative source. The greatest divine gift we have been given in this dynamic physical world of polarities is the power to choose our perceptions. Since light (perceptions of love) and darkness (perceptions of fear) are ultimate opposites, we can only remember the light through the contrast of darkness.

Many times our greatest growth periods come through the experience of the pain of separation. Those of us who have experienced “dark times” in life through tremendously challenging situations such as serious illness and mental, emotional, and physical trauma know the opportunities within these situations to gain enormous wisdom and insight about life.

Indeed, there are lessons within our lives that may be much more apparent in the darkness of our despair because we can focus more intensely when there are fewer things to see. It is like walking into a dark room—at first we can see nothing, yet after our eyes have had a chance to refocus, we begin to clearly see particular items even though the room is still dark. Likewise, we can have some very profound insights about areas of our lives that need improvement while we are quietly lying in bed recovering from illness and surgery, during the inactive times that may come with being unemployed, or by feeling disoriented in an entirely new environment.

Painful experiences also remind us how to be compassionate and non-judgmental toward others. We can theorize about how it might feel to have a life-threatening illness, deal with a drug addiction, go through a divorce, lose a job, or have serious money problems; but it is the actual experience of living through these types of experiences that opens our hearts to express tenderness and total compassion to others who are wrestling with their own challenges in life.

We are all experiencing different dramatic versions of the pain of separation in our lives as we awaken to our true spiritual nature. Be gentle and compassionate with yourself – resisting the areas of your life that are challenging your soul is like fighting with your own shadow. The most effective way we can move through the darkness is to simply accept that our challenges are all a part of a masterful universal plan to remind us of our wholeness and our power to return to the Oneness of unconditional love.

As we awaken to this truth, we also begin to remember that the Light we are seeking cannot be found outside of ourselves through our material world. THE LIGHT WE SEEK IS WITHIN – IT IS SHINING TO US AND THROUGH US. Rather than react to the fear that appears as darkness, it is our spiritual mission to bring divine light to everyone and everything through our mere presence.

Pure light includes the full spectrum of every color known and unknown to us. When pure light passes through a prism, the prism refracts the incoming light wave into many other different wave lengths. When we perceive humanity in the metaphorical sense of being one gigantic prism, we see that collectively we form a beautiful rainbow coming from one source of divine light. As we focus on the light within ourselves and all others, we begin to merge back into one brilliant wave of pure light as, together, we return to our original state of enlightenment and Oneness.

Namaste! (The light within me honors the light within you),

Sandra

A portion of this message is an excerpt from the book, The Power of Oneness, Live the Life You Choose. To learn more about how you can align your life with spiritual truth, order the book at http://www.thepowerofoneness.com/products/

Are You Feeling Like Your World Is Dramatically Shifting? PART ONE!

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Sandra Brossman

This is the image of blue sky with cotton like clouds with one shaped like a question mark.

Many of us are living in a state of disorientation, as though the world, as we have known it, is gone. Sure, we have always been challenged by having to face the unknown. It is a well-known fact that the greatest fear we humans have is fear of the unknown. Although change causes us to be uncomfortable, we also know that change is the nature of life and provides the impetus that challenges us to expand in our mental emotional, and spiritual growth. Even with this awareness, the “new world” we are facing somehow feels different.

The vast majority of our population is sensing a highly-charged current of change which is indiscriminately affecting everyone everywhere. No matter who we are, where we live, or what our role is in life, everyone is personally feeling the repercussions of a major shift. We are presently being challenged with unprecedented levels of upheaval and uncertainty as we cope with economic volatility, globalization, major natural disasters, and phenomenal technological growth. Many of the social institutions to which we have long subscribed are in a state of great upheaval. Whether it be within the areas of our government, corporate structure, health care system, educational system, religious organizations, or the family unit, the traditional institutions which, for centuries, have been perceived as the mainstays of our lives are no longer providing us with the kind of security for which we long.

There is a world not only outside of us, but within us as well.

The changes we are witnessing are not only in our external existence, but within our personal lives as well. The outer world is a giant mirror reflecting back what is going on in our individual lives. Many of us are experiencing turmoil in exactly the areas which, in the past, seemed to have provided us with the most stability: job security, personal relationships, positions of power, and financial wealth. There seems to be a relentless hunger deep within us that cannot be satiated by the usual physical gratifications of food, money, power, sex, and fame. In some ways, it feels as though the very foundation of our security is vanishing.

The social changes we are experiencing are not issues within themselves, but evidence of a major shift in our collective thinking. We are moving away from the external values of materialism and moving toward the human inner values of Spirit.

After centuries of looking to our outer world for our sustenance and power, we are remembering a place deep within our souls where we have limitless access to unconditional love, support, renewal, and inspiration. Our soul is our connection Spirit; and it is within this space that we have a sense of correctness that is our truth. As we get in touch with our inner truth, we are coming to realize that many of the external conditions of our personal lives do not coincide with our spiritual values. If our personal lives are not reflecting our truth, then the external social institutions which we have created in this frame of mind do not reflect our truth. Since many things in our lives are changing at the same time, we may feel that we have lost the points of reference which, in the past, have kept us centered.

Humanity is evolving to a higher level of spiritual consciousness.

The brilliant ray of light shining through all of this confusion is that the chaos we are experiencing is a burst of energy giving rise to a more enlightened world that is redefining the center of its existence to coincide with the qualities of spiritual love. We are becoming aware that we need to find our security internally rather than in external institutions. Instead of looking to our outer world to define and control us, we are increasingly taking personal responsibility to turn to our inner spirit to reveal who we are and why we are here. Our souls are uniting in a common desire to create a new sense of world order that resonates with the spiritual values that reside within the deepest level of our being. This desire is for a sense of order within our minds, not just in the conditions around us. We are longing for a life of self-respect and peace and are becoming mindful of the fact that these qualities are a reflection of our internal state of being, not of external conditions. We are yearning to reclaim our sense of self and our passion for life, and we are realizing these are things that can be found only inside of our hearts and minds, not in a material world outside of ourselves.

The crisis we are experiencing is an extremely encouraging indication.

What we are seeing is what we have thus far created together, largely in an unconscious way, through our thoughts and actions. We can perceive this crisis as social destruction and random confusion. On the other hand, we can choose to see our world in a new light. Indeed, the word crisis, defined by Webster as a turning point for the better or worse, is derived from the Greek root word, krisis, which literally means decision. We can decide to make this a turning point for the better by making a commitment to our own personal healing.

Although this may all sound a bit overwhelming, take a deep breath – we are all in this together. Each one of us can make a tremendous contribution to the healing of our world. Because we have all played a part in creating the physical reality we are presently experiencing, we each have the power to contribute to the healing of the world by healing our personal lives to integrate with the values of the unconditional love of Spirit. As we change our individual lives, the world around us changes as well.

So how do we navigate our personal lives to align with a “new world” of spiritual integrity? We will discuss this in next week’s blog, Part Two, of “Are You Feeling Like Your World is Dramatically Shifting?”

Love and Light

Sandra

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Are You Living In Your Spiritual Truth?

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Sandra Brossman

This is an image with the word TRUTH in bold with light shining behind it.

If you were attracted to this blog, chances are that you have often read and heard of the importance of “living in your spiritual truth.” You may be at a point in your spiritual evolution where you are contemplating these words carefully and wondering – where do you actually “find” your spiritual truth?

There is a Hindu legend which says that at one point in time humanity had abused its divine powers so greatly that the gods convened to discuss what to do about it. They decided the best course of action was to remove it and hide it–but where? After careful consideration, they unanimously decided there was one place where divine power could be hidden where humans would never even think to look–deep within ourselves!

This story calls attention to the fact that spiritual truth is within each one of us and is discovered through our personal soul connection to Spirit. For ages we have looked outside of ourselves to find it, when, indeed, we have always had it inside of our hearts. Spiritual truth is not something we need to be taught–it is the memory of who we truly are and why we are here. We access our truth through our intuition.

What is Intuition?

Intuition is our direct communications link to divine love and wisdom. It is the inner voice constantly whispering messages that guide us to make choices that are in alignment with unconditional love of self and others. Because we are all one Spirit, what is in the greatest good for one of us is also in the greatest good of all of us. Intuition is our innate human power to instantaneously access universal intelligence without conscious reasoning. In essence, we are each a conduit for a constant stream of limitless wisdom flowing to us from the Universe. Because intuition is a right-brain function, it isn’t something we can analyze with our minds; rather it is something we sense with our hearts. We sometimes refer to these feelings as gut level, sixth sense, inner wisdom, inner knowing, and flashes of imagination.

How Do We Sense Intuition?

Many of us actually experience physical sensations when we hear or see something that coincides with our truth. You may suddenly get goose bumps, feel a tingling sensation, spontaneously take a deep breath, feel an electrical current going up your back, or sense an overall wave of energy. These sensations are indications that your mind and body are literally resonating with the energetic frequency of the truth of Spirit. You might also get physical indications when you are experiencing something that is not aligned with your truth. Usually, it is a contracted feeling, such as a knot in the stomach, a tight throat, shortness of breath, or a sudden chill.

Although we all sense it in different ways, and some of us deny sensing it at all, every person has intuition – it is part of our human nature! The reason it appears that not all of us have intuition is simply because some of us listen to and act upon our inner messages; whereas others simply dismiss them as insignificant. We many times ignore our intuition because we want to validate our intuitive messages with our left-brain logic and analysis. When we attempt to do this, we choke the flow of intuitive information spontaneously coming through to us because messages of the Spirit are coming from an infinitely larger perspective than the logical paradigms of the human mind.

What is the Difference Between Intuition and Impulse?

When we get an impulsive message, it is usually initiated by our ego in the form of a whim to obtain quick gratification, whether it is constructive for us or not. Impulsive behavior is usually a superficial reaction that does not address our underlying genuine needs. Our impulse may be to indulge in an addictive behavior, such as overeating, or running out to buy something that we do not really need or cannot afford. If we stop and take a deep breath, we may realize that the true feelings beneath our behavior might be loneliness or anger. Be gentle with yourself. Whatever you are feeling is OK. We all react impulsively at times in our lives. What is quite amazing is that when you are completely honest with yourself about your true feelings, you automatically restore your intuitive connection with the flow of spiritual truth! Another way to discern the difference between impulse and intuition is that impulses usually pass if we wait for a little while or sleep on an idea.

Intuitive messages, on the other hand, are messages of Spirit that come through the soul guiding us to make choices that are aligned with kindness and love. Because they are rooted in truth, intuitive messages are relentless and persistent. Even when we ignore them, they have the tenacious habit of resurfacing time and time again. When we listen to and act upon our intuitive messages, we generally feel peaceful and like we are in our correct space even when our “spiritual assignments” are very challenging.

Our intuitive connection is unconditionally available to us twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week; yet we are sometimes so frenzied by outer stimulation that we have to create a personal space of silence in order to move into a receptive frame of mind that enables us to listen. This can be done through prayer and numerous types of meditation, or by doing things that are as simple as taking a deep breath, sitting still and focusing on your breath, taking a walk in nature, or taking a soothing, warm bath. We can use any technique we choose – the important thing is that we find a way to balance ourselves and become centered in a peaceful frame of mind so that we that we can become conscious of our intuitive messages.

While it is very enlightening to become aware of our need to tune into our spiritual truth through intuition, what is even more important is to develop the habit to constantly forgive ourselves when we forget our ability to connect with our inner divine wisdom.

By doing this, we automatically move back into alignment with the flow of spiritual truth. Because intuition connects us with our Oneness of Spirit, the messages it reveals to us are always rooted in unconditional love and pure truth. You can develop a sensitivity to perceiving these internal messages by listening, trusting, and acting upon them. The more you do this, the more you empower yourself to live in your spiritual truth.

Love and Light

Sandra

The e-book version, regularly priced at $9.99 is presently being offered for only $1.99.

What is the Spiritual Significance of Pain?

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Sandra Brossman

This is an image of a monarch butterfly emerging from its chrysalis

While it may not be our favorite part of life, at some time or another every one of us experiences mental, emotional, and physical pain and disease. Perhaps the most obvious benefit to feeling pain is that it certainly gets our attention. Pain is like the indicator lights and alarms in our cars indicating something is amiss. Chances are that we ignored some rather obvious clues before the panic lights came on, such as getting gas, changing the oil, or recharging the battery.

The same is true in our personal lives. Many times we experience mental, emotional, and physical pain only after we have ignored many warning signs. How often do we abuse ourselves by not paying attention to the many subtle messages that come in whispers–messages to trust our intuition, slow down our work pace, exercise more, eat more nutritiously, spend more time with our families, or forgive someone? If we continue to ignore the “whisper messages,” the symptoms escalate until we are forced to pay attention due to a major mental, emotional, or physical crisis.

Like the indicator lights, pain is not a permanent condition in and of itself. Pain is a symptom telling us that we are sensing something in our lives that requires healing. In other words, we are literally feeling dis-ease with the misalignment of our physical reality with our spiritual truth of unconditional love.

Because we cannot separate the body and mind

from our soul connection to Spirit,

pain registers physically, emotionally, and mentally.

The obvious place we sense pain is in our bodies because our bodies physically indicate the ease and dis-ease within our lives in a very apparent way. Although we have a tendency to dismiss bodily pain and illness as “just physical,” in truth, our bodies are the visible physical signals indicating deeper, underlying emotional issues calling out to be healed. Many times the physical symptoms we see and experience correlate with the emotional issues we need to resolve. For example, we may say that someone in our lives is a “pain in the neck,” and sure enough, we physically experience pain in the neck. We may be experiencing an emotional break-up with a loved one and physically feel pain in the heart . A long-term, serious illness is many times a very large symptom of a spiritual issue that requires our full attention and is ready to be healed. It is like the Universe is shouting out to us to pay attention to something. For example, an auto-immune disease is a disease in which the body attacks itself–a symptom that calls our attention to the need to unconditionally love our physical bodies. For some of us, pain registers more obviously in the form of mental imbalance and illness. While there are a myriad of medical diagnoses to describe mental illness, the bottom line is that mental illness, physical illness, and emotional pain are all indications that our soul is not feeling aligned with how we are experiencing our physical world.

We can struggle with pain or we can move to a deeper level of healing by listening to the messages that it brings:

Many times our greatest growth periods come through the experience of pain. Those of us who have experienced a dark time in life through serious illness or emotional trauma know the opportunity it brings for enormous wisdom and insight. Sometimes we have to experience the contrast of darkness in order to find the light. Indeed, there are lessons within our lives that may be much more apparent in the darkness of our despair because we focus more intensely when there are fewer things to see. It is like walking into a dark room–at first we can see nothing, yet after our eyes have had a chance to refocus, we begin to see particular items in the room even though the room is still dark. Likewise, we can have some very profound insights about areas of our life that need improvement when we are slowed down by injuries from an accident or while we are quietly lying in bed recovering from an illness, away from our hectic daily routines.

Painful experiences also remind us how to be compassionate and non-judgmental toward others. We can theorize about what it might feel like to have a serious sickness, deal with a drug addiction, go through a divorce, watch a friend or relative experience an anguishing death, lose a job, or have serious money problems; but it is the actual experience of living through these types of painful times that opens our hearts to express tenderness and total compassion to others who are wrestling with their own challenges in life.

Pain helps us to appreciate the pleasures in life. It is through the contrast of pain that we also come to appreciate the pleasures of life. I understand, first hand, that serious illness and long-term physical, mental, and emotional pain can be extremely overwhelming and very distracting. All the more reason that it is crucial to our overall well-being to adopt a frame of mind in which we are committed to learn from our experiences rather than allow the pain to control our lives. Although pain is not pleasant, it is a temporary experience that is part of our human spiritual growth and evolution. Like the caterpillar emerging from the cocoon, it is uncomfortable but ultimately a part of the process of humanity’s transformation from a world of separation to a world of Oneness.

“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain.

And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy.”

– Kahlil Gibran

Love and Light,

Sandra

I welcome your sharing experiences with how you are dealing with or have overcome painful experiences.

Why Are Our Thoughts So Powerful?

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Sandra Brossman

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Whether or not we are conscious of it, our minds are always working. Every thought we have is an energetic impulse which is constantly creating who we are and the circumstances within our lives. This means that we are each participating in the awesome process of creation with each and every thought that we have! Creation is not only something which has already happened – it is the eternal moment-to-moment manifestations of our thinking. Manifestation is the process of our thoughts becoming evident to one or more of our five physical senses.

The creative dynamic of thought is sometimes referred to as The Law of Manifestation. Like gravity, manifestation is a principle of nature which is constantly in effect, whether we are aware of it or not. We begin to appreciate the miraculous power of our thoughts by understanding some of the dynamics of the Law of Manifestation.

All of our thoughts manifest into our physical world.

Absolutely everything we see and experience in our physical world began as a thought. Whether it be the chair on which you are sitting, the birthday party you recently attended, or the picture you admired at the art gallery, it all began as an idea in someone’s mind. You are always thinking; therefore, you are perpetually creating. We are all channels of universal energy which is consistently flowing to and through us. Because universal energy is the essence of life, it is neutral; however, as it flows through our minds it becomes positive or negative, depending on your perceptions. Your thoughts, both positive and negative, generate your reality. Hatred and violence are manifestations of negative thoughts, just as love and peace are manifestations of positive thoughts. Since you are automatically always creating, the question is: Do you want to create consciously from the space of spiritual truth, or do you want to unconsciously allow the energy of mass consciousness to govern your thoughts? Living a life of integrity requires that you master your own thought process on a conscious level rather than allowing your thoughts to be controlled by others or trying to control the thoughts of others.

What we focus on expands.

When you steadfastly hold to an intention, whatever you are concentrating on expands, whether it involves a person or a situation. For example, when you consciously intend to focus on what you like about someone, you find more to like about that person and your relationship with that person is very likely to improve. If your intention is to concentrate on their faults, you will increasingly find more to dislike about that person, which is bound to create more difficulties in your relationship. Likewise, when you focus your attention on the things that are going “wrong” in your life, you will create more problems within your life to confirm your thoughts that life is a constant struggle. When you dedicate your attention to all the things that are going “right” in your life, you will observe and experience increasingly more pleasant situations.

What we think is what we attract.

When we set our thoughts into motion with our intentions, the universe responds through the law of attraction. Because every thought is an electrical impulse, each of us is like a radio station in that we transmit our thoughts by sending out a certain frequency. The frequencies of our thoughts are vibrations. The vibrations of our thoughts magnetize other thoughts on the same frequency. This means that whatever we send out is what comes back to us – thoughts of love attract loving people and situations; just as thoughts of fear attract fearful people and situations.

We can change our reality by changing our thoughts.

If you don’t like what we see in your exterior world, you don’t have to wait for the circumstances to change. You have the creative power to change your external circumstances by changing the internal world of your thoughts!

How many times have we heard ourselves and others say that our lives will be better when we have more money, more time, less work, fewer problems, and the list goes on and on. When we do this, we are, in essence, waiting for our circumstances to change us instead of changing our situations. Our life circumstances are not the cause of thoughts – they are the result of the thoughts we are sending out to the world! We do not need to wait for situations to change before we feel better. When we choose to think differently, the circumstances will follow our thoughts.

Life is not a permanent condition. It is a dynamic process of constant change and growth. If we don’t like what we are attracting, we have the power to change how we are experiencing life by changing the thoughts we are projecting. Our frequency then changes, as does everything we attract.

What an amazing realization! We have the power to change the condition of our lives. When we change our thoughts we change the world around us! After all, we ARE infinite potential!

Love and Light,

Sandra

Having the Strength to Be Vulnerable

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Sandra Brossman

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Vulnerability is a word that tends to have a very negative connotation in our society. The associations that come to mind when we think of vulnerability are: susceptible to being wounded or hurt; being open to attack and criticism. Vulnerability is one of those words that society (and the dictionary) has labeled as a “negative emotion” and one to avoid at all costs.

As a result of these perceptions, the automatic response that most of us have to the mere thought of being vulnerable is to shield ourselves from any potential attack on our energy by putting up an emotional wall around ourselves. We may even think that if we can protect ourselves from being hurt by someone else’s thoughts, words, and actions, eventually we won’t feel any pain.

This seemingly self-protective strategy ultimately backfires because when we become numb to pain, we also become numb to experiencing the flow of joy and love in our lives. Putting emotional armor around ourselves actually creates a disconnect between the head and the heart. Every human being is vulnerable because we all want and need to be loved and accepted. If we deny our own vulnerability, how can we possibly have empathy and compassion for other human beings? Empathy and compassion are not experienced in our heads; rather, these self-empowering emotions can only be fully experienced through the heart.

When you try to avoid being vulnerable,

you are judging yourself for not being perfect.

When you judge yourself, you feel afraid that others will judge you as well. In an effort to “protect” yourself from having your perceived weaknesses being seen by others, you then have to hide all the parts of yourself that you don’t like by stuffing these fearful emotions somewhere into your mind and body. Ironically, in this futile attempt to “protect” yourself from others, you actually hurt yourself. By not bringing these hidden fears into the light of awareness, eventually your repressed feelings will surely erupt into mental, emotional, and physical pain and suffering.

Everyone has a “shadow side,” which is simply the love that is

trapped inside of us that we are afraid to express.

When we choose to express our complete, authentic self, we bring our “shadow side” to the conscious light of awareness, thereby creating the space to heal all the parts of ourselves. The following are some healthy ways in which we can allow ourselves to express our vulnerability:

1. Lighten up with humor – We tend to take ourselves so seriously. There are times when it is entirely appropriate to laugh at our own “mistakes.”

2. Admit when you don’t understand something – Many times we repeat the same unproductive patterns because we are afraid we will be judged as “stupid” if we ask more questions.

3. Express your honest feelings in a kind, respectful way – This applies equally to situations where you think that what you have to say is not going to be popular.

4. Tell the truth – even if it is something so small that no one would know the difference. Complete honesty creates self-respect and encourages others to do the same.

5. Ask for help when you feel you can’t handle the work load – We don’t need to sacrifice our health and well being to prove to the world that we are capable or indestructible.

6. Take responsibility for your thoughts, words, and actions – When you feel you have hurt someone, face up to it by offering an apology. You will feel better, and so will the other person.

Vulnerability does not mean rolling over and allowing yourself to be kicked around. Expressing your vulnerability is actually an amazing strength that involves standing up for yourself by completely accepting all the parts of who you are – the beautiful and the unattractive parts, the strong and the weak aspects, as well as the successes and the failures that you have experienced.

If we do not judge ourselves harshly, then it follows that we will not be critical of others. When we accept our Whole Self – warts and all – we open the path for genuine communication in all of our relationships because it sends the signal to others that it is OK for them to be imperfect as well. It is an acknowledgment of the truth that we accept something we humans all have in common – we are each here on earth to learn and to grow.

When we are willing to be vulnerable, we are giving ourselves permission to be seen in our entirety. Through this complete acceptance of self, we begin to comprehend the true meaning of unconditional love – for ourselves and others.

Unconditional love is, indeed, the ultimate in self-protection.

Love and Light,

Sandra

What is the Difference Between “Giving Up” and “Letting Go?”

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Sandra Brossman

This is an image of a beautiful and happy women with open arms

Most of us have been barraged throughout our lives with messages about the importance of “never giving up,” so the thought of ever “letting go” might seem weak and powerless. In fact, you might perceive that these two concepts are totally opposite.

So what IS the difference between “never giving up” and “letting go?” Actually, I believe they are different sides of the same coin.

Never Give Up

Many of us associate the phrase, “never give up” with a perception of having a relentless, uncompromising, pre-conceived idea of how we view things should be, as well as maintaining a dogged determination to make it happen. This interpretation feeds into the illusion that we have control over other people and outer circumstances and can prove to be very exhausting and frustrating.

I believe that the loving, spiritual meaning beneath this phrase

is never give up on YOURSELF.

In order to stay true to yourself, it is healthy to never give up on:

1. Remembering that you have the power to co-create with the Universe. You do this by praying, imagining, clarifying dreams, holding visions, and setting goals that serve to take you in the direction of creating the qualities of life you choose to live.

2. Persisting to have the enormous amount of courage it takes in order to face your fears head-on.

3. Mustering up the inner strength required to handle the many set-backs that occur when things do not turn out in the specific ways you have imagined.

4. Rising above the criticism that you face from people who do not support you in your dreams, visions, and goals.

5. Committing to take action on the infinite numbers of things you need to do to cooperate with the Universe to make your dreams of a better life come true.

6. Having the faith to believe that every experience you have is taking you in the direction of Wholeness, no matter how it looks in your physical world.

7. And that’s where “letting go” comes in.

Letting Go

Many of us associate the phrase “letting go” with giving up, resignation, quitting, and “losing.” Far from the truth! Actually, “letting go” is an attitude of tremendous inner spiritual strength. It means that after we take full responsibility for honoring our personal roles in co-creating with the Universe by “never giving up” on ourselves (items 1 to 6 above) – we then “let go” of trying to control how everything manifests in our lives.

Simply stated, “letting go” means letting go of our personal attachment to outcomes. When we “let go,” we are not sacrificing anything. Indeed, we are creating a vastly larger space to allow for the Infinite Potential of the Universe to create magnificent outcomes that far transcend our human perceptions. This is because we are choosing to put the limitation of our egos aside and accept that Divine Love is at work in manifesting how our thoughts, words, and actions appear to us in our physical world – even when the outcomes don’t coincide with our personal ideas. “Letting go” is having the faith to accept that the Universe is totally cooperating with us through the power of unconditional love.

When seen from this higher spiritual perspective, we can see that “never giving up” on ourselves and “letting go” of our attachment to outcomes are two dynamics that actually work in perfect harmony!

Love and Light,

Sandra

Choosing to Have the Courage to Be Yourself

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Sandra Brossman

This is an image of a bright blue sky with beautiful clouds with the the word Courage written into the clouds

Ironically, one of the greatest fears we humans have is that we will be vulnerable if we express our true self to the world. In an attempt to “protect” ourselves, we many times project emotions which we do not authentically feel, display behaviors which are designed to please others, and say things we don’t really mean.

Why do we do this?

We live in a society in which we are conditioned to focus primarily on outer stimulation. From earliest childhood, many of us were taught by well-intentioned parents, teachers, and caregivers to define ourselves by what other people think of us. Seeking the approval of others quickly became the major motivation for most of our behavior patterns, starting very early in the lives of many of us. As a result, we may have developed a belief system that our self-worth is determined by the opinions of others rather than learning to develop our own sense of self-esteem based on inner values. Unless we became aware of this perception and chose to change it, we most likely continued to perpetuate this belief into adulthood.

Why does this cause pain in our lives?

One of the tenets of the Universal Law of Manifestation is that we attract what we project. Accordingly, if we do not project our authentic selves, we will not attract responses from other people that align with who we truly are. For example, most of us have been in numerous life situations where we have knocked ourselves out trying to please someone by being the selfless mother, father, spouse, sibling, or friend. We emotionally gave and gave until eventually we felt depleted. We were desperately seeking approval for our heroic deeds. When we did not get back what we considered an appropriate response, we felt totally unappreciated and, perhaps, even rejected. This seemingly selfless approach is far from selfless because it cultivates an environment where everyone is looking to everyone else to feel regenerated.

Does it take courage to express our true self?

Of course it takes courage to live an authentic life in which we are projecting our honest self, rather than hiding behind layers of veneers that we have designed to deflect the hurtful thoughts and actions of others. It is important to remember that “courage” (root word cuer, meaning heart) does not mean the absence of fear; indeed, we all have fears. Having courage means that we make a conscious choice to live from the heart by choosing thoughts, words, and actions that are aligned with our spiritual values of kindness, cooperation, and respect for self and others. Interestingly, when we are being who we truly are, we are actually able to detach from needing approval from everyone else because there is an inner peace and sense of confidence that comes from living in integrity.

The only real “safety” any of us has in life is the security of being our authentic selves. Every single one of us is amazingly special. NO ONE ELSE CAN BE YOU! No other human being has your particular personality, your one-of-a-kind brain, your special body, and your extraordinary soul. YOUR UNIQUENESS is a contribution to all of humanity.

When you express your TRUE SELF to the world, you are sharing the physical expression of the Love and Light of your soul. What could be more “safe?”

Love and Light,

Sandra

The Power of Prayer

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Sandra Brossman

The image of a peaceful and beautiful woman praying with light streaming on her face

In the midst of a physical world in which we are all being tremendously challenged to grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, there is nothing more effective in bringing us peace and balance than prayer.

“Prayer” is a word that is many times used in a completely religious context.

While prayer is a part of most religions, it is so much more than a practice or ritual that is specific to any religion. Whatever differences we may have in our personal and religious perceptions, studies consistently show that the majority of our world population believes in a spiritual Supreme Being. The terms we use to describe this Supreme Being are very personal and depend upon our individual beliefs. In religions, this life force is referenced by many names, some of which are God, Jehovah, Adonoi, Yahweh, and Allah. Some of the spiritual terms used to describe this creative life force are: Creator, Creative Source, Universal Love, Oneness, Supreme Being, Source of Unconditional Love, and Universal Source.

It does not matter what we choose to call this Source of Unconditional Love – We are all connected to it!

As we awaken to our truth, we are remembering that we all have a direct soul connection with this Field of Unconditional Love. This awareness also helps us to realize that prayer is much more than a religious exercise – it is a human experience! We do not need to do anything to “qualify” ourselves to be able to pray, nor do we need to be sanctified in any way. Our ability to pray is as natural as breathing. Since we cannot define it in human concepts, we can only experience it as a constantly emerging energy of life within and all around us. We can feel it in our hearts as unity, expansion, and wholeness.

Prayer is the bridge that links each of our individual souls to each other and to the Source of Unconditional Love.

When we pray, we are opening our hearts and minds to inviting the energy of unconditional love into our lives. I think of prayer as having a radar connection to “Home.” While we are immersed in darkness – it is our point of reference in the midst of confusion and chaos. Our prayers are always answered. Sometimes we don’t recognize the universal responses to our prayers because they do not manifest exactly in the ways that we are expecting from our individual perspectives. Because prayer links us into the “Power of Oneness,” it is our connection with Infinite Potential, so there is no limit to the blessings we can receive through prayer. Prayer is on a frequency that resonates with divine light – the same light that is the core essence of each one of us – and has the potential to transform any person and any situation in ways that far transcend our human rationale.

Ask and It Is Given

The essence of this immortal message has been echoed so many times, in so many ways, and in every language; and yet are we really listening to this message? It is such an awesome and wonderful truth that we find it difficult to believe: WE CAN ASK FOR ANYTHING WE NEED! Indeed, the only reason we receive so few answers to our prayers is that we ask for so little! It is through prayer that we can remember truth in a world of drama and illusion, receive inspiration even when we are totally discouraged, and ask for direction whenever we feel lost. The energy that comes into us through prayer gives us the strength to move forward even when we feel vulnerable and fragile. As we perceive prayer in this light, we realize that it is not necessary to be in a state of panic or misery to justify praying, nor do we have to wait until we have free time or are in a special place. In fact, prayer is so much a part of our nature that we can pray anytime and anywhere: in a church or in a sports stadium; alone or in a crowd; with our eyes open or closed; aloud or in silence.

Most importantly, prayer helps us to remember, at the deepest level of our being-ness, that no matter what we are seeing and experiencing, no matter how challenging our situations may be, and no matter what our human differences are, every one of us has the ability to access spiritual truth through our direct connection to Infinite Wisdom. WHAT A POWERFUL REALIZATION!

Love and Light,

Sandra