I want to share today some text lifted from A Course in Miracles about the idea of sickness and how that relates to right perception as opposed to wrong perception. How do we affect something in our lives when it is seemingly outside of our control? Let's explore this together. 8 Key Takeaways

1. We have a hand on a lot of what happens in our lives. We create unconsciously much of the time, and we also create consciously with intention as well.
2. A Course in Miracles teaches us that sickness is very much within our control.
3. Abraham Hicks says that we place physical limitations on ourselves that are utterly unnecessary.
4. According to A Course in Miracles, only perception can be sick because only perception can be wrong. Wrong perception is the wish that things be as they are not.
5. Sickness is a sign of one's separation from God. When you come back to being one God, sickness ceases to exist.
6. When we think about controlling sickness, we think about medicine, science, genetics, etc. That's how we grasp control. When we come to God, it is a moment of surrender.
7. Sickness is also a manifestation of the ego. It's preventing awakening. It is drawing us more into a sleep state, sleep meaning into the world of illusion.
8. The more connected I feel, the healthier I seem to be.

Quotes "We do have power to affect change, even sickness, even pain, even things that seem like they cannot be healed." "If you are sick, that is the manifestation of this split nature, the separation from God that many of us experience much of our lives." Action Step If you have something you want to share around this topic, maybe experiences or insights that would be helpful, you can reach me through the contact form at TheTruthAboutLiving.com. Thank you for listening! More from Bridgett Tulloh Let's connect. Book a free 2-hour coaching session. http://www.TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching Get the course: The Divine Way of Manifesting - 5 Simple Steps http://the-truth-about-living.teachable.com/p/the-divine-way-to-manifesting/ Join the FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629400203914720/ Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgW0B8eytH3KK7RUi6o-7uA

Today, I would like to invite you to listen to snippets, a collection of my YouTube videos on topics that I feel would resonate here on the podcast. The videos in today's episode have a common theme — letting our emotions and thoughts flow through us and just being aware. Sit back, relax, and enjoy! 10 Key Takeaways

1. When you are misjudged, you can't control the situation, but you can control how you respond to the situation or the person.
2. You go through some stages when someone misjudges you. First, the ego pops up and manifests in your body. The manifestation can be physical and visceral. Then you will have the awareness that the ego is responding and the realization that if you let it pass, you will see the situation more clearly.
3. Creating space is good. From there you can think more clearly about the situation.
4. If you give yourself some time to step back from situation, you will feel the sensations move through you. When you begin to allow the emotion to move through you and you have the awareness that you're responding with ego, other emotions can start to come in. You can start to have some serenity and acceptance about it.
5. There's benefit to awareness and allowing your emotions to go through rather than forgetting it and stuffing it down. Live through it and embrace it. It's going to be replaced with a sense of peace, acceptance, and maybe even gratitude.
6. We think we are our thoughts, but we are not our thoughts.
7. You can attach to your thoughts, assign meaning to them, create stories, feel good or bad because of your thoughts, and take action because of them, but if you just wait, your thoughts will pass through.
8. If you want to experience a moment of stillness and you want to quiet your thoughts for a few moments, you can ask this question: "What will my next thought be?"
9. We can have curiosity, anticipation, stillness, and patience while we're trying to see what the next thought will be.
10. When you begin to grasp that you are pure presence and you have some power to still your mind, you will experience a presence within you that is you. It's a beautiful state from which many things can emerge.

Quotes "With the space can come clarity." "You are not your thoughts. You are something beyond thought." Action Steps

• The next time someone misjudges you, be aware of your emotions and allow them to go through you. Live through the experience and embrace it. Your negative emotions are going to be replaced with a sense of peace, acceptance, and maybe even gratitude.
• When you feel that your thoughts are out of control and you need to still your mind, find a place where you can have some privacy and be free of distractions. Ask yourself question "What will my next thought be?" Don't put too much pressure on efforting with the goal of "I've got to get to that moment and quiet my mind." Be a little bit playful with it. Watch what happens.

Resource Mentioned The Cat and the Mouse Hole Meditation Technique (podcast episode) More from Bridgett Tulloh Let's connect. Book a free 2-hour coaching session. http://www.TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching Get the course: The Divine Way of Manifesting - 5 Simple Steps http://the-truth-about-living.teachable.com/p/the-divine-way-to-manifesting/ Join the FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629400203914720/ Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgW0B8eytH3KK7RUi6o-7uA

This episode is rather strange because it includes five minutes of silence. First, I'll be talking about meditation for a bit, and then I'll guide you through a bit of silent meditation. Join me and feel refreshed. 3 Key Takeaways

1. People often say that there is really no downside to meditation other than you have make time for it. Time can get away from you and, without the intention to make time for meditation, you may find that yourself not doing it as often as you would like.
2. Guided meditation can be helpful because someone's voice is guiding you through.
3. It's completely natural for thoughts to arise during meditation. You simply acknowledge that they're there. Watch your thoughts as they come and go and turn your attention to whatever feels right to you.

Quotes "Even simply sitting in silence is its own form of a beautiful meditation." "A lot of meditation practice has to do with simply setting aside the space to do so." Thank you for listening! Resource Mentioned Meditation Album (Stay tuned and watch out for the release date so you can get a discount coupon code.) Bridgett's website More from Bridgett Tulloh Let's connect. Book a free 2-hour coaching session. http://www.TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching Get the course: The Divine Way of Manifesting - 5 Simple Steps http://the-truth-about-living.teachable.com/p/the-divine-way-to-manifesting/ Join the FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629400203914720/ Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgW0B8eytH3KK7RUi6o-7uA

In today's episode, I'm introducing "what-if" coaching and describing it to you so you can see whether it fits with where you are now in your business and life. "What-if" coaching is an exploration that I do with my clients of what the next phase of their lives could look like if they allow themselves to dream. I invite you to explore the very fabric of your life with the thought-provoking questions I present in this episode. 5 Key Takeaways

1. Taking a whole new path could be scary, but it may naturally be a part of who you are and may take much less effort than the original project or business that you've been focusing on.
2. You can fail at something that you don't even like, so why not go after the thing that you love?
3. We tell our children to dream big, yet we tell ourselves to play it safe. We contradict ourselves and yet we don't even realize it.
4. If you're limiting yourself and your mind, then you're limiting what unfolds in your life.
5. If you believe that only a few special people ever really get to live their passion, look for evidence of others who really are living their dreams.

Quotes "It can be fun to envision what the next phase of life could look like." "It can be scary to consider a whole new path, but the truth is that this whole new path may be exactly what you want and need." Action Steps Envision what can be possible. Grab a pen and paper and write down your answers to the following questions:

• If you can have, do, and be anything, what would it be? What does that look like in your life?
• What if you began taking steps towards it today?
• What's preventing you from starting?
• Is the Universe or God, in any way, currently giving you evidence that you are supported in this new version of what your life could look like?
• What if you start to craft, bit by bit, week by week, month by month, this new version of what you want to do with your life?

I would like to offer you what-if coaching, coaching that's going to tap into your vision, values, and beliefs. Two hours of private coaching on me. The time is now. More from Bridgett Tulloh Let's connect. Book a free 2-hour coaching session. www.TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching Get the course: The Divine Way of Manifesting - 5 Simple Steps http://the-truth-about-living.teachable.com/p/the-divine-way-to-manifesting/ Join the FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629400203914720/ Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgW0B8eytH3KK7RUi6o-7uA

Today's episode is a continuation of last week's episode, Faith in Fertility. I want to share what I did to tip the energetic scales in my favor for having another child. I'm talking about everything from feng shui to traditional and non-traditional techniques. If you are on a fertility/infertility journey or if you've been wanting a child and you're struggling with the decision whether to give up or not, I would like to support you. I hope this episode will be of help to you. 10 Key Takeaways

1. Acupuncture treatments can help your body and energetic flow to create space for a child.
2. You can do guided meditation throughout the whole process, from conception to pregnancy to childbirth. Do them before you fall asleep at night.
3. In feng shui, elephants symbolize fertility. If you put an elephant outside your bedroom door at the doorway, you draw in good energy for conception and for carrying the child to term. Having an elephant with the trunk down is supposed to be a very strong symbol for fertility.
4. A figurine of a golden, fat-bellied Buddha with five children placed in the space most related to fertility may also help.
5. According to feng shui, you should not flip the mattress during pregnancy. You should not also clean under your bed. Flip your mattress and clean under your bed before you get pregnant.
6. Burning sage can clear the energetic space.
7. To visualize successfully, you need to have the emotional state you associate with the result you desire. Put yourself in the picture and focus on the end result.
8. Work toward achieving a state of certainty.
9. Have a childlike faith.
10. Past life regressions can prepare you for the life between life regressions.

Quotes "Children are unwavering in their true desires ... They have no anxiety or tension or stress around what they desire." "Bringing a life into the world is no small thing even if it happens easily for you." Thank you for listening! Resources Mentioned Faith in Fertility (podcast episode) Belleruth Naparstek's Guided Meditations Tony Robbins' Live Events Life Between Life Regressions Part 1 and Part 2 More from Bridgett Tulloh Let's connect. Book a free 2-hour coaching session. www.TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching Get the course: The Divine Way of Manifesting - 5 Simple Steps http://the-truth-about-living.teachable.com/p/the-divine-way-to-manifesting/ Join the FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629400203914720/ Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgW0B8eytH3KK7RUi6o-7uA

Although I want to show up in the world as a leader, I'm also a student of life. A large part of what I do is showcase what I've learned and I draw from a number of teachers, authors, and speakers. In this episode, I talk about the comparisons between Abraham Hicks, The Secret, and A Course in Miracles, three sources of spiritual teachings. I gleaned these insights from an article I found on MaestroShore.com. I hope this episode brings clarity to what these sources actually teach us in relation to illusion and awakening. 4 Key Takeaways

1. The Secret is not compatible with the Course (A Course in Miracles). It is a mental device that enables you to create more illusions — more wealth, more cars, more houses, etc. The Course tries to help you see that the physical world is an illusion.
2. Regardless of the nice things we manifest in the physical world, we don't belong here. We belong in heaven, the spiritual universe that God created.
3. Abraham Hicks is a group of spirits channeled by Esther Hicks. These spirits say that they are evolving. The Course would say that they are still in illusion because there is no spiritual evolution going on. We are already a part of God.
4. To the Course, New Age systems of thought that believe that physical world is real and we are here to evolve it are in illusion. To the Course, dreams do not evolve and the world is a dream we are having. Awakening is what is needed.

Quotes "We are already enough. We already are everything. When we align with that, we're no longer in a state of separateness from God." "There is no spiritual evolution going on because we are already a part of God." Thank you for listening! Resources Mentioned Facebook Group Facebook Page MaestroShore.com's Article on The Secret, Abraham Hicks, and ACIM More from Bridgett Tulloh Let's connect. Book a free 2-hour coaching session. www.TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching Get the course: The Divine Way of Manifesting - 5 Simple Steps http://the-truth-about-living.teachable.com/p/the-divine-way-to-manifesting/ Join the FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629400203914720/ Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgW0B8eytH3KK7RUi6o-7uA

People will not always agree with you when you put yourself out there. And I am not infallible. I am a human being and I screw up sometimes. I hope the story I am sharing with you today will uplift and inspire you! Enjoy! 5 Key Takeaways

1. A lot of people who go into business, especially people in online business, who make themselves their brand, there's often a message that they are either explicitly or implicitly taught, which is that, if you can be controversial in some way, then it's a good thing.
2. Being controversial can mean a lot of things – you can take that as far as you want to. But controversial can just mean you are digging your heels in with what you believe, and you're not going to be wishy-washy about any of it.
3. Those people in the business of making themselves their own brand become controversial for two reasons: One, because it may be part of their belief system, and two, because from a marketing perspective, if you can make some waves, any attention is a good attention.
4. Sometimes we have an emotion that's not positive, and sometimes there's a lot of pain there. And rather than dealing with it, we escape it and put a band-aid on it and just think that if we're positive enough our life will change.
5. There's a lot of healing to be done with sitting with a difficult emotion.

Quotes: "Even the people that like some of what you do are not going to love everything you do, and beyond that, some people are not going to be very forgiving of a mistake you may make." "There is a perfection to us that is divine, but there's also imperfection to us that are humanness, and that's okay." Action Steps

• Whatever people want to say to you when they don't agree with you, hold it in a place of respect or love or whatever you need to do, then let it go.
• Love yourself enough to not let other people's perceptions of you pull you down. Take it as feedback that's helpful to you. Don't let it dissuade you from being who you really want to be in the world.
• If you have a misstep, own up to it.

Resource Mentioned Stop Trying to Be So Positive If there is something ringing true for you about a deeper pain that you need to deal with because putting a positive spin on things is not working for you, then connect with me further. I would love to help you work through that. Schedule a call with me at www.TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching. Let's connect. Book a free 2-hour coaching session. www.TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching Get the course: The Divine Way of Manifesting - 5 Simple Steps http://the-truth-about-living.teachable.com/p/the-divine-way-to-manifesting/ Join the FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629400203914720/ Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgW0B8eytH3KK7RUi6o-7uA Thank you for listening!

What is resistance and why is it important to overcome it? In this episode, I talk about resistance, how to recognize it, and what to do when you recognize it. I also discuss the benefits of living in the present moment. So listen, be present, and learn how to bring more joy into your life by overcoming resistance. 5 Key Takeaways

1. Resistance is not accepting what is, not surrendering to the present moment.
2. According to Eckhart Tolle, if you are feeling anything other than lightness and ease, then you are not in the present moment. You are carrying the weight of something from the past or perhaps some intensity about something you're anticipating or imagining from the future.
3. There are two main ways to recognize resistance. One is by being aware of your thoughts and catching yourself when your thoughts are not focused on the present moment. The other way is by being aware of the way you feel in your body.
4. The past and the future only exist in your mind.
5. Mindfulness brings about a joyful state.

Quotes "The present moment is your life." "The more present that you are, the more joy there is, the more gratitude, lightness and ease." Action Steps Here are ways to overcome resistance and bring yourself back to the present moment:

• Acknowledge that you are in resistance to the present moment.
• Re-engage in whatever you may be doing at that moment.
• When an emotional state arises in your body because of resistance, let it just flow through you.
• Look at the things around you and notice them.

Resources Mentioned War of Art Meditation Album (Watch out for the special code so you can get a 50% discount.) Thank you for listening!

This episode, I'm going to ask you to ask me questions. If there's anything tugging at your heart or arousing your curiosity, ask away! I also tell you the nature of my job as a coach. 3 Key Takeaways

1. I don't always know what's best for you, but I can help you figure out what it is by reflecting back to you and asking you questions that provoke deep thought.
2. Coaching is deep and emotional work.
3. Every aspect of your life is integrated with the other aspects.

Quotes "Coaching is all about getting to what is the right thing for you." "All of life is integrated. Nothing is on its own." Action steps Ask me questions about online entrepreneurship and I will do my best to respond to you and maybe share some of them here on the podcast. Use the contact form on my website to get in touch with me: TheTruthAboutLiving.com/contact. If you want to take a step further and do more than just ask a question, schedule a call with me at TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching Thank you for listening. More from Bridgett Tulloh Let's connect. Book a free 2-hour coaching session. www.TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching Get the course: The Divine Way of Manifesting - 5 Simple Steps http://the-truth-about-living.teachable.com/p/the-divine-way-to-manifesting/ Join the FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629400203914720/ Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgW0B8eytH3KK7RUi6o-7uA

Today, I wanted to take some time to talk about this topic that is very near and dear to my heart. I wanted to use this platform to share my story, to uplift and inspire you, and to show a degree of respect and understanding for those of you who may be in this journey. And if hope is something that you are seeking, I would like to support you in that. 9 Key Takeaways

1. When there is something that you really want and you pursue it with everything you've got and it looks like it's not happening, sometimes your faith is tested and sometimes your faith grows as a part of this process.
2. Sometimes the "rewards" come sooner for some things than others.
3. On this road to fertility, every single ovulation strip, every single pregnancy test is an act of faith.
4. Even with all these teachings of the law of attraction, visualization, prayer and faith and all these things, there is still this element of life where, as much as you believe that you can have what you want, there is a degree of uncertainty.
5. In those situations where you feel helpless are times when you appeal to the grace of God.
6. Balance your belief in your ability to create your own reality with two things: the acknowledgment that there is sometimes a bigger plan than we can see and that a divine spark is needed for life.
7. God is the force which gives life and the force by which our lives are transitioned as we die. How much say we have in that has a lot to do with our higher self. In our human state, it feels very much at the hands of something unseen.
8. Faith in fertility is possible.
9. You can have a sense of completeness whether you have one child, four children, or no children. This sense of completeness is yours to discover.

Quotes "You may have a day when you feel in despair, but then you pick yourself back up and you believe again and you do what you need to do to be successful." "Whatever time of the day I'm going up to work, it is an act of faith." Action Steps If you are going through something and seeking some guidance, I'd like to offer my time to you. Schedule a call with me at TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching. Thank you for listening! More from Bridgett Tulloh Let's connect. Book a free 2-hour coaching session. www.TheTruthAboutLiving.com/private-coaching Get the course: The Divine Way of Manifesting - 5 Simple Steps http://the-truth-about-living.teachable.com/p/the-divine-way-to-manifesting/ Join the FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629400203914720/ Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgW0B8eytH3KK7RUi6o-7uA