Monthly Archives: November 2018

(Link to Part 1 of this article is below) Many Possible Passions / Many Possible Callings If your passion calls you to create – do it! You will be uplifting others by bringing beauty into the world. If it calls you to work for the betterment of people, animals, the Planet, or the world in general – do it! You will be bringing forth concrete efforts for change. If your passion calls you to teach—become an educator! You are one of the lucky ones, as you will have the honor of guiding the next generation who have come at this time of the Shift fully open and aware of what the world needs; If passion calls you to create a loving family—do it! The children you bring into the world will further our efforts to create a loving and compassionate world; If you feel passionate about cooking, farming, or the food industry in general―embrace it! You will be nourishing people’s bodies, which nourishes their minds and souls; If passion calls you to the business community, technical industry, or any other seemingly everyday job or career path—answer the call! You will be filling the needs of people in their day-to-day lives as well as those whose life purpose is to directly help others; If you feel passionate about art, music, dance, writing, and so on—embrace it! You will be helping people connect to their heart spaces through the vibrations your creations hold. It doesn’t matter what we do in life. What is important is that we answer the call of our hearts, make conscious decisions, and have passion for and bring integrity into all we do. We must answer our calls to passion. It is what makes us happy – feel alive. And sometimes we have to go looking for it, even in non-traditional ways. Robin McGraw is a true believer in the need to go looking for what makes us happy. In her book, Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose, she explains that this was the driving thought behind her wanting to lead a Brownie troop when she was newly married but had no children yet. This satisfied her passion to nurture children. If you cannot tap into your passions, allow the Universe to guide you. You can, Set your intention and allow your thoughts and words to flow on paper; Sit quietly in prayer or meditations and ask Spirit, (God, the Universe) to guide you; Make lists of what you like to do or have wanted to try or do. Notice how each makes you feel. Consider exploring those that generate good feelings. Our passions must make us feel excited. While embracing our passions helps us feel joy, it also helps the world in practical ways as we share our gifts, energy, and knowledge. Doing so also raises the vibration of the Planet. As we embrace our passions we connect to the joy within. Joy has a quality of lightness of being. Lightness of being [...]

(This is Part 1 of 3, and a companion post to “Worksheet 19: Small Attitude Shifts I Can Start With,” which I will publish in a few weeks).   Our unconscious doesn’t distinguish between small and large issues. So, when wanting to improve our life any small shift in any negative attitudes, habits, or behaviors is helpful for our overall future. We can start by noticing the little things in life we do or attitudes we hold that keep us disempowered and/or distanced from others: what makes us feel bad, annoys or angers us, steers us into losing our peace, or reinforces our passivity. The first principle of A Course in Miracles is that there is no hierarchy of illusions. We are either aligned with our True Self (Source), or we are misaligned from it. We either experience the love it holds, or we do not. We either feel empowered, or we don't. We are either able to extend love’s qualities, or we are not able to. While it may appear that making peace with (forgiving) small issues say, like the guy cutting us off in traffic, can’t do much to change our thought process and positively impact our default attitudes and behaviors, they do. Small shifts start the ball rolling! This article/blog post is based in concepts from my book,  "Why We Are the Way We Are"  Book 1 of my new 'Our Journeys to Peace' Series See here for About Book   See here for upcoming books inthe series. (Book 2, Becoming our Best Self - due out December) (Book 3, Relationships In An Evolving World - due out February.   here  to Subscribe to my Newsletter to stay updated. (FB  link below) Our higher Self is on board with us wanting to be happier, more peaceful, and feeling empowered. And consistently making small attitude shifts has a huge impact on our psyches. Our thought processes and behaviors will automatically start to shift as we continue to consciously choose positive ones. When we make the effort to shift our propensity to react negatively to even minor upsets and reap the benefits of feeling more peaceful, we are encouraged to continue with more peaceful responses.  Our trajectory starts to change. For those of us who tend to be passive, taking small steps like speaking up with regard to minor matters builds confidence. In continuing to speak up we will feel more empowered. We will become more confident around bullying, controlling, or manipulative people. This is an immeasurable self-esteem booster! Once we recognize how much better we feel when we exchange calm responses for aggressive reactions, or how confident we start to feel when we speak up for our self instead of burying our thoughts, ideas, or feelings, we are ready to tackle larger issues. Next week I will post Part 2,  “Better Attitude Suggestions” To access, join my newsletter here  or follow my Facebook page here. ~Rosemary McCarthy© November 15, 2018. See here for my other Blog Page – with articles on various subjects related to our personal, collective, and cosmic [...]