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Hello Empowered Wayers!

Today is Earth Day. What that means to you may be different than what it means to me. The theme of 2024 is Planet v. Plastic. To learn more about the theme of Earth Day, go to EarthDay.org.

Everyone cringes when they see videos of plastic-choked beaches, rivers, and streams. Mounds of trash from our throw-away culture. Birds covered in black oil from an oil spill. I could go on but I know you have felt this way.

What we don’t often contemplate is how polluted our inner world has become.

Pollution is outside and inside

It’s easy to spot the external pollution in our physical world. The haze on the horizon or the trash that blows in the street. But what about the pollution in our inner world?

Your thoughts and beliefs carry creative energy that shows up in the external world. When you’re not aware of the type of energy you use to create, you suffer from Spiritual Amnesia.

What are the two types of energy? Fear or Love.

Create with fear energy and notice what happens. Separation, division, silos of beliefs, us v. them, victim-hood. The list goes on but you get the point. Fear energy is the source of our inner pollution.

The pollution of the planet is only an outward reflection of an inner psychic pollution: millions of unconscious individuals not taking responsibility for their inner space. -Eckhart Tolle

When we don’t recognize that we are the cause of the external, nothing changes. No amount of protest, bullying, or cancelling the other is going to change the external world. Why? Because the energy used to protest, bully or cancel is fear-based.

Fear always limits and separates. Fear always divides and conquers. Fear is pollution.

How to move away from fear to love?

First, you become aware of when you use fear to create. Look over the past day and write down when you created as fear. If you don’t have a clue, that’s okay. Write down the things or issues that bother you.

As you gather your list, ask yourself, “Why did I act that way?” Wait for the answer to rise up. At first, your inner critic will give you the reasons for your actions. After it has spoken, ask the question again. “Why did I act that way?” Keep digging until you discover the root emotional energy.

Make it a game. See how many times you can uncover the fear pollution in your thinking and beliefs. You will begin to see patterns of behavior that you have engaged in without thinking.

Now that you are aware of the patterns, it’s time to shift from fear to love.

Move into Love

Discover who you really are as you move into Love. The journey is as long or short as you decide to make it.

I know how I discovered my Love identity-through meditation, journaling, and being open to receive guidance from Divine Love. You may have a different journey, but the point is to take the first step.

I have created many different guided meditations with one purpose: to show you the path home. Please follow me on Insight Timer (you have to create a free account first).

Discover for yourself that you are not stuck or a failure. You just didn’t know that there is another way to live.

Now you do. Today, become Love Consciousness and change your world.

As the pollution in your inner world dissolves into love, watch what happens in your outer world. The shift may not be obvious at first, but as your awareness increases, it will become visible. Because you are seeing through Love Consciousness and expanding it into the world.

Blessings,

Kathryn

PS. My latest book is about to be published. I expand on these themes and share a way to shift your relationship from fear to love. As more people make this choice, the problems in the world will also change.

P.P.S. Please share this post with others as we raise our consciousness to Love.

Dear Empowered Wayers:

If you have sent anytime reading the Empowered Way Newsletter (or listening to the podcast), you know I have a different view of the world. I see it from a higher place or perspective. My hope is that you catch a glimpse of this same perspective as you share time with me.

One of the key concepts of the Empowered Way Movement is there are only two currencies.

When you hear the word “currency,” you immediately thought of money, right? But money in any form is just a symbol of value.

It has no value other than what we place on it. A hundred dollar bill doesn’t mean the same to a remote Brazilian tribe as it does to a homeless person. It’s the same piece of paper, but it conforms to the belief of the person holding it.

There are only two currencies of value. They are available to every person on the planet and they are controlled by each man, woman and child. When you accept your role as the curator of your currency, life becomes magical.

What are the two currencies?

Time and energy are the two currencies available to every living, breathing human being.

Every human being has 24 hours in a day. You are given the same amount of time as the geniuses of the world — Einstein, Musk, or Michelangelo.

Every human being has access the same source of energy that a professional athlete does. Michael Phelps, Tom Brady, and Vanessa Williams have harnessed their energy to accomplish great feats of physicality.

It is when your energy and time are focused on an aligned goal that things start to pop.

How to create an aligned goal

A goal is a desired future outcome. Your goals are your conscious decision to move to a different place in the future. You defined goals help shape who you become in time. Think of your goals as you deciding how to use your time currency.

There is another aspect of goals that utilizes the second currency — energy. James Clear, author of the best selling book, “Atomic Habits,” defines a goal to be more than a future outcome. Instead, he adds another component:

Goal setting is not only about choosing the rewards you want to enjoy,

but also the costs you are willing to pay.

The cost you are willing to pay is the energy you are willing to use toward achieving the goal. When your energy currency is aligned with your clearly defined goal (time currency), you become unstoppable.

Time Currency + Energy Currency = Aligned Goal

The problem is that most people don’t have clearly defined goals that they are willing to pursue, no matter the energy cost. I know I get distracted from writing, for example, because an email will pop up. Once I turned off the email notifications, I became more productive. A simple example but one that can be repeated throughout the day.

A quick way to know if your goal is aligned

How do you know when your goal is aligned? Remember, everything is energy, including your thoughts, desires, and future goals. When you see yourself as an energetic being using the currencies of time and energy, it becomes easier to know when a goal is aligned.

An aligned goal is energy arising from all aspects of your being:

* mental

* physical

* emotional

* spiritual

When you check into each area and discover that it’s either a go or no-go, you will know you are in alignment with your goal. Even one area out of sync can sabotage your efforts.

Remember that your body is always in the present moment. Your body has its own intelligence that you can use to shape your goals. Kinesiology techniques provide a quick way to make a decision and move forward. One of these techniques is called the “sway test.”

The purpose of the sway test is to confirm or deny a statement to determine whether it is true in the present moment. The statement should elicit a “yes” or “no” answer from your body as it sways forward or backward.

* Stand with your feet flat on the floor, shoulder width apart, your arms hanging loosely at your side. Breathe deeply several times and loosen your body.

* When you feel centered, rest on your feet and ask yourself, “My name is ______.” Use someone else’s name. Notice whether your body sways forward or backwards. The reason you use someone else’s name is to establish whether forward is “Yes” and backwards is “No.” When your body sways backwards at the declaration that your name is ____, confirm your correct name. “My name is ____” and notice if your body sways forward. If so, you are ready for the next step.

* Take a few more deep breaths. State your goal like this: “It benefits me to __________.” State the goal as if it has already happened. Do not state a future event. Remember - your body is in the present moment. If you are making a decision that leads to a future scenario, feel as if it has already happened before you use the sway test. Notice whether your body sways forward or backwards. If it stays neutral, try stating the intention a different way.

I have used the sway test for many small decisions, as well as some major ones. It is a useful tool when your mind is going in circles and you can’t seem to see a clear path forward. I also use it to confirm a goal I have set for myself to ensure that it is how I want to spend my time and energy currencies.

Takeaway

Now that you know the two currencies, you will start noticing how you spend your time and energy. Hours on social media may not be a great way to spend your time currency. Why not take a walk instead? Being upset, judgmental and angry may not be a great way to spend your energy currency. Why not meditate or exercise?

Only you can moderate your decisions. Only you can choose again.

To your prosperity,

Kathryn

P.S. I wrote a short e-book about how to live from the energy of abundance. Life flows through you as you allow the energy to be expressed and experienced. Click on the image below and start your prosperity journey.

Dear Empowered Wayers:

Thank you for being here, reading these words. My goal is to show you the decision you make in every moment that creates your reality.

I learned this lesson the hard way. For too many years that lead into decades, I listened to those around me and ignored my inner knowing. I fell into the hamster wheel of expectation, striving, and judgment. No matter how hard I tried to find satisfaction and peace, something always disrupted my plans.

It wasn’t until I was told by an infertility Doctor that “nothing is wrong with you,” that I had to surrender my intellectual approach to God. Clearly, I was not going to become a mom until I stopped controlling the process. The fear of being childless was no longer my North Star. Instead, trust in God for my journey allowed me to feel loved.

I moved from anger, frustration, and fear to acceptance, calm, and love.

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The Two Paths

Before she ran for President, Marianne Williamson was an author, speaker, and student of A Course in Miracles. Her best-selling book, “A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of ‘A Course in Miracles’” introdced millions of people to the teachings of Love. The following quote from “A Return to Love” describes the two paths of love or fear.

“A Course in Miracles says that only love is real: “The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite.” When we think with love, we are literally co-creating with God. And when we’re not thinking with love, since only love is real, then we’re actually not thinking at all. We’re hallucinating. And that’s what this world is: a mass hallucination, where fear seems more real than love. Fear is an illusion. Our craziness, paranoia, anxiety and trauma are literally all imagined. That is not to say they don’t exist for us as human beings. They do. But our fear is not our ultimate reality, and it does not replace the truth of who we really are. Our love, which is our real self, doesn’t die, but merely goes underground.”

The two paths in every moment are fear— or — love. That’s it. It’s that simple. So why do we make it so complicated?

Because we look to the outside world to guide us. That’s the trap I fell into while dealing with infertility. I allowed science to replace what I knew to be true about me. And I suffered mightly because of that choice to believe in fear instead of love.

After I surrendered my anger, hurt, frustration, and need to control to God, I was filled with peace. I no longer felt as if I was fighting my way out of my situation. Instead, I relaxed and listened to the inner guidance that was always there, but I had shoved underground.

The Choice in Every Moment

Time and space creates duality. Hot or cold, weak or strong, love or fear. What you choose to focus on and believe is how you create your reality. Fear always separates you from God or whatever you consider to be your higher Source. Love always expands your awareness of God.

As you become mindful of your choices between fear or love, notice what happens when love is the choice. It may not be immediate or dramatic, but if you are consistently choosing love, more of the same energy will flow into your life.

The same is true for fear. The more you doom-scroll on social media, the more you will see that amplifies your fear. The algorithims are designed to enhance your choices. The same is true for the choice you make in every moment.

How to Transform Fear

It takes mindfulness and discipline to retrain yourself. I have had many moments of allowing fear to grow, to the point I was having trouble sleeping. That’s when I remembered that I had another choice and fear wasn’t real.

I created a short meditation that will help you step out of fear. It’s called “Step Left and Choose Again” and it’s available on Insight Timer. It’s a reminder that you always have a choice.

Another useful tool is to become aware in the moment that you have falled into fear. Your body will always tell you when this happenes, because you begin to feel stressed, nervous, or angry. When your muscles tense and your breathing becomes shallow, you are in fear. When your vision narrows and you want to fight or run away, fear is at the controls.

Recognize it, step away from the trigger, and focus on breathing deeply. You have to return your body to normal status or homeostatis. Deep, intentional breathing is the fastest way to calm your nervous system, interrupt the fight-flight response. Box Breathing is a useful technique. Breathe in for the count of four, hold your breath for the count of four, release for the count of four, hold your breath for the count of four. Repeat several times until you feel your body is calm.

If your mind is swirling with negative and fearful thoughts and you beome aware of it, try this mindfulness technique. Center and breathe deeply several times, then identify:

* five things you can see;

* four things you can touch;

* three things you can hear;

* two things you can smell; and

* one thing you can taste.

By focusing on your physical senses, your mind has to move away from fearful thoughts. This process also demonstrates a greate truth:

You can’t be in fear or love at the same time.

As you become more adept at moving from fear to love, you will discover that love is the path of growth, expansion, and gratitude. As you change your inner world, you show up differently. The ripple effects are infinite and impossible to predict.

Please let me know in the comments what changes for you as you move and live from love’s path. As for my journey, we adopted a beautiful baby girl who is now a beautiful woman creating her own life.

Blessings,

Kathryn

Hello Empowered Wayers!

Can you feel the change in the air - from winter’s dormancy to spring’s vibrancy. It’s time to wake up and be happy :-)

I know that sounds like a cliche (or the song “Don’t worry, be happy”) but its true that you can choose your energy being. Please allow me to show you.

* The first step is awareness. Ask: what is my dominant energy now?

* The next step is desire. Ask: what energy do I desire to experience?

* The third step is intention. State your desired energetic state as an “I am” statement.

* The final step is allowance. Allow the energy to fill all aspects of you. Mind, emotions, body, and soul.

Easy-peesy. Until your mind and ego begin their chorus of “that’s stupid” or “you’re kidding, right?” Expect the mind-ego choir to begin singing, and take a deep breath in, feeling it expand all the lobs of your lungs. Hold it for the count of four, then release slowly. Repeat the deep breathing cycle until the choir’s noise is silenced.

Now you’re ready to choose your energetic beingness. You are the one who decides what you experience, not your mind-ego. By “you,” I mean the infinite energy that is your being. As you step away from your mind-ego and engage in “you,” a universe opens up for your discovery.

What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.” -Eckhart Tolle

The cycle of creation begins with your choice to create deliberately and intentionally, from a place that has always existed and extends into infinity. You have the power to create from that source.

That’s why it’s called Empowered Way.

Blessings,

Kathryn

P.S. If you want to learn more about the power of creation, I just released a new e-book called “The Abundance Formula: How to Peacefully Create Abundant Wealth.” It’s available as a download for a small price. Cheers!

Dear Empowered Wayers:

When you look into a baby’s eyes, you see the same essence that is in all of us.

A baby doesn’t know any different, because she has not yet learned to create a persona or an ego. She is still very much the creation of Life.

As she learns that the other people around her can satisfy her needs (hungry, tired, etc.), she begins to behave in ways that bring them to her.

Crying, laughing, and smiling.

As she grows older, the techniques are refined and the personality is born. Now, she is a person, and she sees herself distinct from those around her. Her ego begins to develop and a sense of separation is born.

“I” am “me,” and “you” are “you.”

But her essence is still very much alive. Whenever she plays make-believe or watches the snow fall, essence is closer to the surface. Her sense of wonder is when essence is visible.

But then school becomes her world. Essence does not do well in school and is actually discouraged. To survive, she turns to her persona (behavioral skills and personality). As her persona and ego become stronger, she begins to believe that’s who she is, and her essence fades into the background.

The process of being essence to creating a persona happens to every person. When you realize that there is more to life than what you perceive through your senses, you are ready to return to your essence.

A comforting fact is that no matter how strong your persona and ego become, your essence will never change.

Essence is infinite love. Your essence is infinite love.

You Can Return to Essence in Any Moment

Most people may never awaken to their essence.

They believe whatever their persona, ego, and mind tells them to control the outside world. Through determination, stubbornness, and ignorance, the more control you exert, the less awareness you have.

To discover essence, ego and personal control are no longer necessary.

Instead, stillness and contemplation create a pathway back to essence. The thoughts are still there, but the attachment has loosened. The beliefs and judgments about self and others are weaker, allowing connection with essence.

All it takes is a glimpse and the turning away from the outer to the inner world begins.

Close your eyes now, feel the air become your breath and fill your lungs. Hold it for a moment then exhale slowly, as if you are exhaling through a straw.

Your breath of awareness is the step back to essence.

What Can Essence Teach You?

You may be wondering why you should return to essence. Know that there are no “shoulds” in this process (that’s your judgmental mind stepping in). Instead of doing, essence teaches you to be-here-now.

There is only this moment.

Now is the only time you can experience essence. The past and future are creations of the persona, mind, and ego. Understanding this one concept will change your life.

When you use your breath to step into the moment of now, all your worries, anxieties, and fears dissolve. Inside this heartbeat is the jewel of the present moment, pure and brilliant. Inside the jewel is your essence.

As you breathe in your essence and look out at your life, you will see a different world. As you remain in the present moment, notice what you are feeling. It will always be the same.

Peace. Joy. Contentment. Love.

As you rest in the energies of essence, notice that your thoughts are no longer chaotic or unfocused. Instead, they are clear, present, and connected.

You have come home to yourself.

Tying It All Together

Remember the baby who grew up? She may still be searching for that elusive connection to essence, but perhaps a person or random event will wake her up.

She may even be reading this article right now.

Whatever the event, person, or trigger, at some point, everyone looks at their life and wonders, “What is it all for?” That question has haunted people through centuries of searching for answers.

It’s really very simple.

When you connect to your essence once again, all of the destructive or limiting behavioral patterns dissolve because they are no longer needed. You have found your safe harbor and nothing can take it away from you.

As you turn from within to live, essence becomes your presence.

There is magic and mystery in this transformation. Guidance appears, whether a nudge from within or a random billboard or bumper sticker. Knowing increases and things begin to happen that support your journey.

Your essence becomes your presence and you are home.

Blessings,

Kathryn

P.S. You can begin your meditation practice by downloading Insight Timer. It has more than 200,000 free guided meditations! Please follow me on the app - Kathryn Eriksen. Together we can all regain our essence.

Hello dear souls,

I ignored my presence for many years, always thinking that I would succeed if I just pushed harder, worked longer, or showed up like the guys around me.

Little did I realize that I had bought into a system designed by men for men to succeed. Women who tried to join the club were not encouraged (or allowed into the inner sanctum), no matter how hard we tried or how good we were.

I finally woke up to the fact that I was just as powerful and accomplished as any man, but I had to do it my way.

I grew tired of feeling like the “other,” the person on the outside, the one who was left out. No matter what I did, no matter what graduate degree I completed, no matter what course or training I took, I still did not succeed.

For one simple reason — it was on their terms, not mine.

How I found My Own Source of Presence

I finally looked long and hard in the mirror and saw a person with potential, infinite possibilities, and abundance. The problem was that I used the outside world as the measuring stick instead of following my internal guidance.

I stumbled on meditation by accident. I was attending a personal growth workshop and the teacher announced that we would meditate for 20 minutes of silence. When the teacher began the meditation, my mind went crazy with judgment, such as “This won’t work,” “I can’t sit here for 20 minutes doing nothing!” I could have stood up and left the room, but it would have been too obvious that I was not into “that kind of stuff.”

So I sat there. And felt my body slowly relax as my breathing became deeper. My mind stopped resisting, and I felt a sense of peace and calm that I had not experienced in a long time.

I knew there was so much more to meditation, and I began a daily practice, which has reoriented my perception of my value, worth, and place in the world. I also began to journal daily and these practices clarified my purpose.

All from spending 15–20 minutes sitting quietly, allowing my body, mind, and emotions to still.

What this Means for You

I am sharing my journey because you may have fallen into the trap of searching outside yourself for validation and approval. It’s a natural tendency to accept the standards of someone else because they seem to know more than you do.

It’s just not true.

Imagine me standing in front of you right now. We are facing each other, looking into each other’s eyes. You glance away because a wave of doubt or shame has washed over you. I gently touch your arm to pull you back, and we look deeply into each other’s eyes.

What you see will astound you and chase all doubt and fear away.

You will see yourself reflected in my eyes. You will feel the connection and the unity of being human and sharing the same essence. And you will know, perhaps for the first time, that you belong. Right here, right now.

When you spend time connecting to the unseen, you will sense a deep essence that enlivens everything. That essence is also in you, waiting for you to see it, embrace it, and begin to express it as your presence.

Your essence is your wealth. — Rumi

Step into Your Presence

That tangible sense of belonging and essence is waiting for you for you to express it as your presence.

Have you ever met someone who is different from other people? Just by being in the same room or watching them speak, you know that they are coming from a different source of life.

I call it moving from Divine essence to individual presence.

I found it through daily meditation and journaling. I carry a sense of peace throughout my day, and I can return to it when I allow a disturbance to affect me.

It’s almost like carrying a magical wand that only you hold.

I have tried several different meditation apps and have discovered that Insight Timer works for me. It has more than 200,000 free meditations! My favorite teachers include Sarah Blondin (she’s amazing) and Davidji. But find your own favorites (and follow me on the app!).

Now is the Time

Now is always the best time to start.

You find peace, not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level. — Eckhart Tolle

You are the only person who can step into your own presence. Meditation is a way to dive deeper into the essence of you.

Please leave a comment and share your thoughts, if you meditate, and what practices you follow.

Blessings,

Kathryn

P.S. If you have tried meditation and it didn’t grab you, or your mind was like a puppy who wouldn’t sit still, I may be able to help. Please visit Empowered Way’s digital products site and click on the 21 Day Heart Dancing Challenge. I will guide you on a meditation journey as you discover the powerful benefits of meeting yourself at the deepest level.

Dear Empowered Wayers:

Being Human is the philosophy and mantra of Empowered Way. Being first, then human.

But how do you live being human? I have explored that question and lived the answer. The problem is that my answer isn’t for you to adopt. The answers I have discovered work for me, in my life.

It’s time for you to discover what works for you.

What Does It Mean to Live Being Human?

You are spiritual energy embodied as a human. Your consciousness can pierce dimensions and your imagination can create new worlds. You are living in time and space, using the five senses to interpret and understand the world.

These ideas may resonate or repel, and that’s okay. My purpose in sharing isn’t to persuade or convince you of anything. It’s merely to present concepts that you may not know about or have considered.

Think of your human aspect as the vehicle that allows you to experience the world of physical form and the space from here to there. The spiritual aspect of you is harder to define and quantify, and that may be why it doesn’t take up a lot of your awareness.

That’s where the ideas of being human comes in. When you intentionally decide to be a higher vibrational state (happiness, joy, abundance, etc.), your humanness aligns. You will find yourself moving throughout your day from a higher place and others feel it too.

Conversely, when you decide (either consciously or unconsciously) to be in a lower vibration (angry, frustrated, judgmental, critical), your humanness aligns. You will find yourself moving throughout the day encountering more obstacles, more triggers, and more things to be upset about.

My point is that — if it’s your choice whether to attract positive, uplifting experiences or downward, upsetting situations, why not choose the positive, elevated ones?

With that thought in mind, I offer you a curated list of articles that will help you choose positive over negative.

A Curated List of Articles

Medium.com is another space on the Internet with amazing writers, poets, and teachers. I tend to follow authors who focus on self-improvement, spirituality, mindfulness, and psychology. Over the years, I created a list of some of the articles that resonated with me.

I share this list with you, hoping that you will enjoy the benefits of these brilliant minds.

If you don’t already have a Medium membership, you can start here. It costs $50 annually, but in my opinion, is well worth the exposure to a diversity of authors. If you are also a writer, you can earn money from joining the Medium Partnership program.

As you read these articles, please let me know which one resonates. As we learn to live life being human, everyone benefits.

To your prosperity,

Kathryn

This is a true story about a third generation barber in a small community in the Mid-west. It was more than a hair salon-it was the center of the town where the farmers and their families caught up on the latest news. The business had grown over the years and prospered as an integral piece of the town’s identity.

The owner's son came home from graduate school over spring break, to find his father depressed and reclusive. The father finally confided that a franchise barber shop was spreading across the country, opening in small, “underserved” towns. Because the franchise was supported on a national level, they could offer six dollar haircuts.

“Look out the window,” the father said with disgust. “They opened their shop directly across the street from me!” He paused for a moment and muttered, “All my customers-my long-time customers-are standing in line waiting for their six dollar haircut.” The pain of the situation overwhelmed him and he put his head in his hands.

After a few moments, the father looked up at his son in defeat. "There is NO way I can compete with $6.00 haircuts. All my customers are across the street!” He waved his arm and then slumped in his chair. “After three generations, I have to close the shop," his hands covering his face so his son would not see the tears rolling out of his eyes.

The son said, "You know, I just finished a class called the "Science of Success" that was offered for extra credit in my marketing class. One thing I learned was something that Einstein said. He said that ‘The significant problems we face can never be solved at the level of thinking of the problem.’” He paused and gently said, “Dad, we have to find another way to see this. I want to try one of the strategies I learned.” He waited for his father’s nod, before grabbing pen and notebook.

“I am going to teach you about Masterminding,” the son declared. He went on to explain that Masterminding was first introduced by Napoleon Hill in the 1930’s. Hill was hired by Andrew Carnegie to study the patterns of extremely successful people.

“Dad, are you ready?" It took a minute but his father finally nodded. “Good. Let’s think of every idea we can and write it down. There’s no editing or judging whether it will work. For the next 15-20 minutes, we write down every idea we can. No idea is off limits. Ready?"

The father was intrigued but still resigned. "Well, the only idea I've got is..close the shop!" The son said, "Well, you're right that IS an idea." He wrote it down. Then the son said, "Ok, let's keep going." Before long the son and the father started getting a flow of ideas and writing down every one of them, even every crazy thing that came to mind. When they finished, one of the ideas absolutely jumped off the page and they looked at each other in astonishment and said, "This just might work!" The son left the next day to go back to college.

The father implemented the idea. Within 6 weeks, not only had his drop in business completely returned, but the number of customers was now 11% higher than ever in the history of the shop. Do you know what the idea was that turned sure failure into a new course of increasing success?

The idea was, "Place a BIG sign on top of the shop that read,

"WE FIX SIX DOLLAR HAIRCUTS!!!"

The Lesson

You see what you believe to be true. A flood of people getting six dollar haircuts could be seen as a disaster for a barber shop. But when you change your perspective, mindset, and beliefs, possibilities open up and new opportunities present themselves.

What are the six dollar haircuts in your life that keep you stuck? Try the Mastermind technique with a close friend and discover that there is always another way to see the problem.

To your prosperity,

Kathryn

P.S. If you have difficulties in your finances, I may have a solution. Read “The Abundance Formula” and follow the instructions. Your abundance is waiting for you to see it.

Hello Empowered Wayers!

Today is Leap Day — it only happens every four years and it is a gift of time. One day made up of 24 hours to help balance the calendar.

Isn’t that amazing? We believe that time controls us, but Leap Day is proof that we control time.

Guess what else we control? Energy.

That may sound odd, but stay with me. Meta-physics has proven that at the smallest, measurable levels, everything is energy. That means that the physical objects in your world are — at their most basic level — energy. Your body is also energy and it communicates with the energy field surrounding it.

Why is this important? Because your energy of being influences and creates your reality. For example, when you are worried and anxious about money, doesn’t it seem that another unexpected expense pops up? In contrast, when you feel good about your finances and you are open to life’s flow, have you noticed that unexpected gifts appear?

This may sound like magic and in a way, it is. We can’t see the magic trick or how it works, but when you know the secret to using it, a new world appears.

The Abundance Formula

I have been fascinated with how my thoughts intertwine with my reality. That’s one reason I became a Woman’s Wealth Coach, to help others discover what I have learned.

Your energetic state of being determines your reality.

The question you may be asking is “How do I set my state of being when I am _______ (broke, worried, angry)?” The answer is found at the end of the question. You have declared your being after the two words, “I am.” When you become aware of your being energy and discover it is based on lack or fear, change it to abundance and love.

It really is that simple.

To help you, I have written a short e-book “The Abundance Formula: How to Peacefully Create Abundant Wealth.” You will come away with a new appreciation for what money is and what it isn’t, how to attract wealth to you, and peacefully live as abundance.

Why not use Leap Day to transform your relationship with money, wealth and abundance?

To your prosperity,

Kathryn

Dear Empowered Wayers -

When I teach workshops on Feminine Money, the first thing I ask the audience to do is to take a deep breath, then point to themselves.  Some people look surprised, some are reluctant, but to this day, every single person in the audience points to the same area of their body. 

Their heart.

That simple gesture has profound consequences in everything you do.  When you take a moment to consider who your really are, you don’t point to your head – you point your index finger directly at the middle of your chest. 

The identity that is “you” is not made up of your thoughts or beliefs about yourself or the world – it lives, grows and expands from your heart. 

Follow the logic…if “you” are not your thoughts, beliefs or emotions, but something greater that resides in your heart, then who is in control of your thoughts and beliefs about the world? 

You are.

Once you truly accept that simple statement, your life is in the palm of your hand.  You can change your thoughts about anything, and start to feel more vibrant, alive and joyful.  Catch yourself whenever you allow negative thoughts to go across your mind, and change it into something positive.  Do this on a consistent basis and you will begin to notice feeling better and more hopeful.  Try it on something small or simple and then expand this technique to more complicated issues that you face. 

Keep a journal of your “thought experiments” and record the negative thoughts and how you changed them, and what resulted from that simple decision.  After a while, patterns will emerge that will provide insight into habitual thoughts that have kept you in the same behavioral patterns.

It is simple - change your thoughts, and change your world.

What you perceive to be “bad,” is.  What you think of as “damaging” or “wrong,” is.  You define your world by the thoughts you think.  Two people can look at the same thing and have totally different thoughts about it.  Instead of choosing negative thoughts, make a conscious decision to see the good.

Making conscious decisions about who-you-are in the world is what Empowered Way is all about. The more people who begin to control themselves by choosing positive thoughts, the more the world will reflect positivity. It’s up to you and me.

Thank you for being here, commenting, and sharing. :-)

Blessings,

Kathryn