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Well 2007 is winding down. Here on my little island on the west coast of Canada, we had a smattering of snow last week just to remind us that it’s the winter season. Thankfully the snow only lasted a few hours as it was swept away in the rains of a ‘pineapple express’ (subtropical jet spring that brings warm, moist air up the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii).
I’ve also given another Abraham-related gift to myself this holiday – a private reading with ‘Theo’. On Wednesday I’m scheduled for a call with Sheila Gillette, the trance medium who told Esther Hicks back in the early 80s that she too had the amazing ability to connect with and translate non-physical intelligence. I’ve been too darn chicken to get up on stage and publicly ask questions of Abraham, so was delighted to recently discover that Sheila is still doing private calls! I’ll be sure to write a blog post on what I experience. Abraham and Theo both basically say the same thing – that our own internal guidance system is the best compass we could ever ask for. And that our energy vibration is what attracts or repels things in our life (based off of the thoughts and feelings we habitually have). As I have found that ‘graphics’ or visual tools are one of the best ways to tap into our own internal wisdom – I’m giving my SHIFT-IT e-Zine readers a holiday treat this issue --- four special maps and an instruction booklet for you to conduct your own Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat. Great for doing during that twilight week between Christmas and New Years!Enjoy! See you next month, The SHIFT-IT Coach p.s. Due to travel, I’m re-scheduling the holiday party to January – an expanded Law of Attraction gathering / New Years celebration. Date will be posted next issue.
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Notice on Graphics Training Fee Increases:
2007 FEES ARE STILL IN EFFECT ON REGISTRATIONS MADE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST – to save $700 now is the time to register. Two out of the twelve spots for May 21-24, 2008 are already taken. Special Payment Plan Offer: Make your payment in five installments – one a month from January-May (fully paid by the time you arrive) TO ACTIVATE: simple write ‘Christina, I want the 5 month payment plan’ across your registration sheet(s) and my assistant Erin will set you up on a convenient 5 micro-payment plan). Download Meeting Graphics 101 Registration Download The Graphics Bootcamp Registration
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Ideal times to conduct a mini retreat are late December / early January when a brand new year is upon you, when you have some vacation time to step out of your usual existence, or the anniversary date of a particular event or coaching alliance (for example, clients will often do a review session like this on the anniversary date of their initial SHIFT-IT retreat with me to freshen things up). The Benefits of the Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat:
How To Do a Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat: 1. Gratefully Acknowledge What You Have Received: An Additional Fun Resource: Past SHIFT-IT client, Matthew Ashdown, who is now doing Law of Attraction work with youth, has created a great video called The Gratitude Dance – check it out for a fun and upbeat look at how gratitude can feel coursing through your body!: Video of The Gratitude Dance. 2. Make Peace With Your Present State:A lot of people who do visioning work get themselves bent out of shape – I’ve been guilty of this many times myself. We get so focused on our desired future that our present circumstances frustrate us. The more we can accept and make peace with our present state the better. By accepting I don’t mean that you give up or stop desiring improvements. Just that you soften your energy around your now. Go into where you are. Accept it. Like it. Appreciate the role it is playing (as a necessary transitional bridge). Manifestation and change can take time, depending on what you are starting with and what you desire. Make the process easier by being ok with your present while you take steps to ensure a more satisfying future. List out where you are now. How do you feel about your now? What is most up or down for you? What crossroads are you standing on now? What issues are stirring you up the most? What areas of life are doing well? Not doing well? 3. Ask For What You Now Want: What do you want the year ahead to hold for you? What do you want to manifest? What changes do you want to occur? Write out your answers. See what evolutionary nudges you are getting. List the whispers you are receiving about what is next for you. Get it down on paper! Even if it somewhat scares you because of its boldness or chutzpah! Don’t censor. Give it it’s first breathe of life by putting it in writing. 4. Flip Your Nasty Thoughts: Capture in writing all of these negative reactions and then do the work of finding a better feeling thought to counter them – FLIP IT – FLIP IT GOOD!. Make the effort to change your internal programming – even just cleaning up one little degree of resistance can have a huge impact on your overall trajectory. 5. Identify and Take Your Next Steps: What ideas do you get about easy, natural next steps? Given where you are and where you want to go, what little things can you begin to do to close the gap? What will make movement towards your goals that you can begin today? Write down your next steps and put accountability dates to them. Put them into your calendar and schedule. Find a support buddy, mastermind group or private coach to support and guide you. Access to Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat Instructions and Maps:
DOWNLOAD PDF INSTRUCTION BOOKLET HERE You’ve been given your own unique desires and dreams to manifest – its YOUR contribution to the overall, emerging universe. Do this SHIFT-IT work to get yourself back in the proper flow of things. So you can attract all the things you need to Become Your Next Self. p.s. I’m being generous in sharing these maps and instructions with you. You are free to share them with friends and colleagues … I just ask that you use them for your own personal visioning and planning work (if you are a coach or consultant, please respect my intellectual property and do not use with your own client base – thank you). © 2007 Christina L. Merkley WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this blurb with it: Christina Merkley, "The SHIFT-IT Coach" and creator of the SHIFT-IT Method® is a Visioning and Strategic Planning Expert specializing in Graphic Coaching and Law of Attraction techniques. Based in charming Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, she works deeply with individuals, partners and groups in defining and getting what they really, really want. For more information visit: www.shift-it-coach.com
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