Coaching For Life

Peace in the shadow of Pain

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:02:00 +0000

It was cold, dark, windy and wet when they arrived, 3am, emergency placement, siblings.

The bruising on the youngest child's face tearing me apart, silently.

The anger on the oldest child's face, seeping through every pore, tearing me apart, silently.

The blank look, vacant eyes of one of them, tearing me apart, silently.

Fear ripping through me, every part of me; what would tomorrow bring?How would I explain this to my other children, 4 of them, when we had agreed to take a break for awhile?What would I tell my clients scheduled to see me tomorrow, and the next day, and the next?How could i possibly meet all of these needs and stay sane?

6am, the sun was coming up in Denver, the youngest had not been able to fall asleep; so neither had I. But it was time to get the rest of the family up and going. Fear settles in, again, tearing me apart silently. She cries, softly, has nothing familiar to cling to, nothing had come with her.

She would not let me hold her, comfort her, get close to her. She too, has marks that I see now~ from her? or someone else? the thoughts tearing me apart, silently.

Pain and Pain and Pain and more pain.

The 3 month old sibling who was transported to a hospital instead of to foster care, has suffered multiple broken bones. they witnessed some of it, auditorily, or visually doesn't matter-that too is tearing me apart, silently. I remember the small, fragile body of my babies at 3 months-oh the pain of this.

But, ..... then, .......in the midst of this dark night of the soul, from within, comes comfort.
Comes relief, comes freedom.

I remember my mantra, taught to me by a wise soul, for the times when the pain is overwhelming and my human brain tries to convince me that I can not handle it, that I can not deal with the reality of this much pain.

"I am yours, they are yours, protect us all, bring peace. I share this pain with thee"

I repeat it over and over, offering up or out or somewhere, the pain that I can not possibly carry alone.

And it dissipates slowly, I begin to breathe and it decreases, I find my mind, my body and my spirit. I find peace again, internally.

I remember the soothing, safe, compassionate, caring, quiet, nice, gentle and understanding part of me as I slide back into relationship with some very scared childern; fully expecting some very challenging days ahead and knowing that if I am who I am always, I can do this.

I can face any challenge in this life, those I bring to me, and those that just appear, from a place of love, understanding and remaining true to who I am.

Their fear will not become my fear. Their anger will not become my anger. Their darkness will not become my darkness.

I will remain the soothing, safe, compassionate, caring, quiet, nice, gentle and understanding person that I know myself to be; regardless of what life brings.

And in that truth, I am set free. I find peace even in the shadow of pain.

Peace,
Juli
www.coaching-forlife.com

The emerging science of happiness...

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:23:00 +0000

A very wealthy client of mine, with more possessions than most of us have together, came to me again yesterday, complaining of his ongoing unhappiness, emptiness, lack of connection to others. all his words, not mine....

Seems the more we 'get' in this society, the emptier we somehow feel. Know what I mean?

Happiness is not just being in a good mood, or experiencing joy once in awhile.

Happiness is not a mood. Happiness is not an emotion.

Mood is biochemical...for more see www.coaching-forlife.com

Emotions come and go frequently changing.

True happiness comes when you open yourself to the optimistic possibility that in every moment of life, good or bad, hard or easy, scary or safe, there is something to learn, a direction to grow in, and an exciting possibility of something to come.

True happiness, peace and life come in living the life that is offered to you everyday, instead of fighting what life provides.

If you look around you will find more to be happy with, than to fight with.

Unless of course, you simply prefer to fight...

a list of some components of happiness:
Love
Optimism
Courage
Freedom
Health
Security
Spirituality
Altruism
Servant attitude
Humor
Purpose
Appreciation

Think of these, meditate and pray on these, work toward these.

Work toward happiness, put all of your energy, thoughts and actions toward happiness. Spend not one more minute of your life, unhappy. Its your life after all, you choose....

Peace,
Juli
www.coaching-forlife.com
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Peace Challenge: The final countdown!

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:23:00 +0000

this is our last posting by blog in the PEACE Challenge 2010.

You can continue to follow our encouraging work toward peace for all families, individuals and organizations by becoming a fan of our face book page at www.coaching-forlife.com and just click on Face Book right on the home page!!! Please, forward this, spread peace, do what is good for you and our world~

Are you catching the symptoms of inner peace?

Are you comfortable in your own skin?

Is the one, true voice in you calm?

Are you committed to living in love, rather than fear?

Are you ready to let go of the need for outcomes, and live fully in the journey?

Can you move into allowing life to happen instead of forcing it to happen?

Are you honest with your personal feelings?

Are you ready to quit blaming anyone else for anything and get on with your life?

Can you move to curiosity instead of judgment of differences?

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This weekend, Valentine's Day Weekend, The weekend of Love, 2010,

Let us all

Be Fully Present for this Present Moment and in it seek only Peace

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I am off for the long weekend here in beautiful, snowy, white Colorado with my family to bring peace to our lives, to our spirits, to our family. I pray that you will make the time to do the same.

Turn off the screens for awhile, get face to face, listen well, love deep, say what you would regret not saying if time had run out.....

Inner peace is the road to world peace, I pray you catch it~

Peace,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

motivational speaker/organizational consultant/executive and life coach

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PEACE Challenge: 5 days to go!

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:37:00 +0000

How are you feeling?

Are you actually working through the challenges, or are you still just going through the motions of life?

Some days are hard, be gentle with yourself, and know that Peace is just waiting for you to join in. go back and review the challenges from January 6 forward~

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February 10, 2010

If you are rushing around, you can not, simply can not find peace.

Today, slow down in all you do, no rushing. Speak slowly, walk slowly, move slowly and with intention..... and watch Peace creep in.

Peace,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

motivational speaker/organizational consultant/executive and life coach

Peace Challenge: 6 Days to go

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:53:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge

I encourage you to go back and review each days encouraging message toward inner peace beginning January 6 2010, through Valentines Day 2010

February 9, 2010

The world can not find peace until each of us has enough peace to create a world of peace

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You can not give away that which you do not have to give.

Peace comes from within, not from someone or something else.

You don't have much time. You are mortal. Will you end this week in peace~

If you need some support, if it doesn't make sense, if you just can't seem to find it, please, reach out.

Find a coach, mentor, pastor, priest or confidant who will not allow you to wallow in your pain, but will share the pain and encourage you always toward the peace that is waiting for you, and always has been.

Peace,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

motivational speaker/organizational consultant/executive and life coach

Peace Challenge: The last 7 days

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:33:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge 2010

After this week, we will continue to post encouraging suggestions toward increased Peace on our face book page under coaching for LIFE. Please, forward this to anyone you know who is also in search of peace, and consider joining us on Face Book too!

visit me at www.coaching-forlife.com and click on the link to face book on our home page

February 8, 2010

Compassion before competition in all you do today

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How often do you formulate your response before the other person is even done speaking?
How often are you convinced that you are right?
How often do you work to truly understand anothers position before working to sway them toward yours?

Today as you work toward Peace, think about this? Do you really want more peace? Are you sure? Does all of you want more peace or only parts of you? Is there a part of you that is so competitive that it pulls you into fighting, instead of understanding?

Are you willing to compromise and let go some of the old parts of you that no longer serve you well in order to move toward emotional regulation and peace?

I believe that YOU are or you wouldn't be here today, with us.

So today, in all you do, consider your compassion for others before you compete for anything with anyone at anytime.

You will win through compassion every time~

Peace,
Juli
www.coaching-forlife.com
motivational speaker/organizational consultant/executive and life coach

PEACE Challenge: Day 30

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:26:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge!

make sure that you forward this to your team at work, your family and friends.

Hold each other and yourself accountable for the peace in your life.

Do not expect anyone else to do this for you.

This is your life, quit giving it away!

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For 40 days, from January 6-Valentine's Day 2010

The Peace Challenge

Today, February 5, 2010

we strive for EVEN MORE and push ourselves even a bit FURTHER toward a world of PEACE

Love somebody today as you long to be loved

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Peaceful loving sometimes requires that we teach that which we long for, by providing it first.

We each receive and offer love from our own paradigms of what love means to and for us. Because we have each received love and learned to give love in diverse manners, we may have to teach those whom we love now, how to love us back, by showing them~

In remaining open to our own deep needs and validating those needs through sharing them with others, we take responsibility for ourselves in a profound new way.

Others may or may not choose to remain in relationship to you and learn to love you as you need, but whether they stay or go no longer dictates your right to be loved; first by self and then by others.

The transformative surrender required in this level of giving and receiving love propels us into the world far above thought, yet spiritually and emotionally sound.

Think about one specific way that you long to be loved. Write it down. Now go out and provide to your loved one~it will soon come back.

Until tomorrow,

Peace,

juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

motivational speaker, organizational consulting, executive and life coaching

PEACE Challenge: Day 29

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:33:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge!

Be sure to go back and review each day's work beginning January 6 thru Valentine's Day

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February 4, 2010

(today we strive for more, we push ourselves a bit further, we extend into a world of peace)

In the most challenging time during you day today, extend grace to all others

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We are all doing the very best that we can do in any given moment. However, when those moments become stressed, we become confused and at times disoriented. In our own times of stress we may act in ways that we would not typically act, yes?

We do what we do from all that we have learned about the world up until that moment in time. We can only do from what we have learned. None of us has reached the point at which we no longer need to learn......not even you~

Many of us have learned to protect ourselves, our emotions, our bodies, our spirits and out of that may unintentionally hurt others, from a place of fear. If we have been hurt, we often become the one pushing others away to 'protect' ourselves from being hurt yet again-the cycle of ongoing hurt is now perpetuated yet we are not aware of our part in it.

Everyone is doing the best they can in any given moment. Today is the day to forgive and offer grace to everyone who acts in ways that upset you, anger you, frustrate you, push you to your 'window of tolerance.'

Today, find that quiet place of peace inside, and extend it out.

Feel your wise, intelligent and loving body/mind/spirit flowing with ease through life.

Choose Peace, Choose Grace, Choose to BE who you know you can truly be.

(an excerpt from my book coming out this Spring, Peace in a Broken World)

Peace,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

motivational trainer/organizational consulting/life coach/relationship expert

PEACE Challenge: Day 28

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:02:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge 2010

For 40 days, beginning January 6 and ending on Valentine's Day, the day of love, we are working collectively to bring nothing but peace to life~

I encourage you to go back and read each daily post beginning Jan. 6 and to print them out, forward them at work, to your family and friends and to join us in Bringing Peace to 2010

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February 3, 2010

Day 28

No fighting, with yourself .....or others

In a coaching session yesterday, a newer client said to me, "I feel so stuck, I am in a rut and I know it but have absolutely no idea which way to turn, what to do, how to be or how to really change. I am stuck...."

I took a very deep couple of breaths (we had been through this same dialogue several times already) and from somewhere deep within, I replied, "I encourage you to just stop fighting and give it all up."

We were both silent, completely silent for a moment or two at which point I gently reminded her to simply breathe....and the flood gates opened. And I mean OPENED. The fight finally came out, poured out in tears and sobs and more tears for many minutes. No words, just a full, huge release of what she had been fighting with for years.

When I encourage clients to give it up and stop fighting, I am in no way implying defeat, but am instead implying victory. Fighting will never produce a real winner, for even the 'winner' must live with whatever was done to the other in order to 'win.' Fighting off what makes you feel bad, makes you feel bad, which induces the fight which makes you feel bad.....

You and I and everyone, every client (nobody is beyond the hope of healing, nobody) has an incredible source INSIDE of us, that is wise, intelligent and spirited. This source inside of us is a power if you will, a drive, a force and is infinite in spirit.

This source is waiting for you to call on it, to give in to divine surrender, to know that once you can get quiet enough to listen to what you know is right and true and just, and to follow that, you will find peace. This source is IN you, it is not anywhere outside of you. You have been made to manifest the Glory of God in all you do, and the power to do so was gifted to you at conception.

You just have to be quiet enough, removed enough from the noise of your day, to hear it and to listen and to follow.

Even in the times when we alone may not have the energy or wisdom to navigate a challenging time, situation or relationship, there is something inside of us that does.

Only in quieting the mind, calming the body and lighting the spirit can we experience the divine surrender that will offer the guidance we long for, instead of reacting to the conditions outside of us that keep us 'stuck' and overwhelmed.

Today, no more fighting; seek this source, merge with in in body/mind/spirit and feel peace infiltrate as you never have.

Until tomorrow,

Peace,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

PEACE Challenge: Day 27

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:25:00 +0000

Welcome back to the Peace Challenge

I apologize for the time our server was down, almost a week now, and am so relieved to be back. You can still follow us on face book, coaching for life, and here too!

Thank you for joining this growing network of individuals working to create more peace in our world!

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Day 27!!(we are working for 40 days to increase peace, ending on valentines day 2010)

Today:

Focus on your need for approval from others;

what do you say and do; how do you dress; speak; answer questions? Are you the 'yes' guy?

Is somebody else's approval of you more important to you, than your own, quiet approval of self?

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If we could regain the time in life that we have spent anxiously worrying about what others think I dare say that many of us would live years longer. Instead of worrying about what the other parents think of me with my children(all children, biological, foster, adopted, friends) I would be emotionally attuned to the need of my child in that moment, maintaining relationship and having been true to myself as a parent, first. Instead of working myself to death and leaving my family too many hours in a day for a measily paycheck, I would find my passion in life, work in that and be rewarded many times over!

Your quiet, true approval of self will bring real peace, not a temporary peace, but real peace that is unshakable even in the face of others disapproval. Now that would be nice~

Consider today how you seek others approval; who do you sell yourself for daily at work and home? For whom do you put on a mask? In what ways do you compromise your integrity for the applause of others?

This existence of longing for others approval becomes a slow, toxic wasting of precious moments of life, this life, the only life you have.

Today you can choose, with integrity to be all that you can be in spirit, even in this world. Today, you can choose to earn your own, quiet approval~

Peace,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

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PEACE Challenge

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:54:00 +0000

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Thanks so much to all of you for the messages about our email and website issues. We are working on them and both should be back up within a couple of days.

Counting down, 18 days to go!

Welcome back to the Peace Challenge. Take this challenge as a family, at work or in your social/support groups but take the challenge! Go back and read the daily notes encouraging you toward increased peace beginning January 6, 2010-

Today:

If there were a tape recorder publicly announcing all of the thoughts running through your mind, hour by hour, minute by minute would you be content with others knowing how you truly feel and what you truly think?

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If the whole world could read that which you think, and feel, would the world be blessed by your presence? Sometimes our thoughts run just below the surface of consciousness and they become angry, resentful, jealous, or down right mean toward others. In truth, those thoughts are just as damaging to the thinker than to others, and perhaps even more so.

Work to 'awaken' to the very thoughts that rule your day. Work to consciously, intentionally and purposefully fill your mind/body/spirit with loving, peaceful and kind thoughts about self and others.

There is no way to peace, when you are filled with the opposite~

Peace,
Juli
www.coaching-forlife.com

PEACE Challenge: DAY 20!!

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:11:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge!

We are half way through our 40 day challenge, ending on Valentines Day~

a note: i received a very compelling email from a man who is following this daily, and is sad beyond belief that his wife will not engage in the challenge with him. He was seeing no reason to continue as he struggles with his family 'falling apart'.

I encourage him, as I do each of you today, to know in the deepest part of your spirit that

Peace can not be given to you, found for you or forced in you.

Every one of us longs for peace, quiet and calm. Every one of us, whether we know it or not, want more than anything, a life of ease and joy.

It is in you; you were born with it; the spirit that God gifts each of us with, a spirit full of joy, life and excitement; willing to take risks, love openly and invite any and everyone in. Remember? Can you remember the joy you once had?

It is still there, just buried by the events of this life that we mistakenly have begun to believe can consume us, so they do.

You live in this world, but are not of this world~ No event in this life can destroy you, only your reaction to it can destroy you. No person in this world can destroy you, only your reaction to them can destroy you.

Nobody can give you peace, deep internal and eternal peace, only you can do that for you. As you do this and live this more and more for you, others in your sphere will be drawn in, on their own, which is really the only way.

So, don't you dare give up on you, go back, read each post, feel what you feel, but move on~ Make Peace with you first.

Today and everyday,
Peace,
Juli
www.coaching-forlife.com

PEACE Challenge Day 18

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:18:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge and Welcome New Members

I encourage you to view my blog from January 6 forward or visit coaching for LIFE on Facebook and follow the Peace Challenge.

You can do this as a family, at work, in your unit, or with your social/support group, but I encourage you to take the challenge!

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Monday January 25, 2010

Today, Be Nice.....All Day

It sounds so simple. Just be nice. The golden rule, do unto others....

So how did we all wind up so angry, so convinced that we are the right one, the other must be wrong, I am justified in my resentment, lack of forgiveness and rage?

Today, bring Peace.

Be Peace.

Be Nice, all day~

Peace,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

PEACE Challenge: Day 15-16-17

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:28:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge and Welcome New Members

the personal emails some of you have forwarded are very powerful, I pray that you will consider posting your comments as well, so that others may share in the journey toward peace...

Take a moment to review the blog from January 6 forward, print them out, take this challenge as a family, as a team at work or in your social/support group, but take the challenge!

Friday-Saturday-Sunday; January 22, 23 and 24 2010

Pay It Forward This Weekend

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If you have been challenging yourself daily since day one, you are no doubt discovering that Peace, true Peace, has not one thing to do with anything or anyone, but you. It is never about what is happening outside of you, but the ability to find peace, stay in peace internally regardless of that which may be occurring in our world, in your relationships, or in your family today.

Are you who you are because of who others are? Do you become angry, frustrated, loud, unhappy in response to others?

or~ Are you who you are because you know who you are, and you are a peaceful, loving, warm, friendly and generously giving person, regardless of what the world and people in it throw your way?

This weekend, you are the later. You are peace. You are forgiveness. You are calm. You are safety for others. You are living with ease in a quite mind, a calm body and your spirit is lit up with love. You remember with gratitude all that has been given you and all that you have been forgiven.

And, this weekend you take that power in peace and pay it forward.

Do something BIG. Do something real in your life. Forgive that person of long ago. Get off the couch and help a neighbor. Take a blanket to the homeless. Send more than you typically would to Haiti. Start a support group for parents who are scared, lonely and isolated.

This weekend, almost half way through our challenge; Become the Peace you long for in this World, during this lifetime.

Every breath is a second chance. Take the chance and Pay it Forward.

Peace will come. It must. It is written.

Peace,

juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

PEACE Challenge: Day 14

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:40:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge and Welcome New Members~

If you are just joining us, I encourage you to go back to Day 1, review and print out each of the daily challenges.

Take this challenge at home as a family, at work, in your units, in your support/social groups; but take the challenge.

January 20, 2010

Invite God's presence into every conversation that you have today. See the presence of God in the eyes of those with whom you speak today.

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Slow down a bit today, take a breath before you speak, awaken to the words of others, not just your own.

'See' God in all you do, and see yourself through the eyes of God.

Bring Peace into all that you are and all that you do, all day.

Peace,

Juli

Trainer/Motivational Speaker/Coach

www.coaching-forlife.com

PEACE Challenge: Day 12-13

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:11:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge and Welcome New Members~

Take this challenge as a family, at home, with your partner, or in the office, but take the challenge!

Monday and Tuesday, January 18-19, 2010

See the faults of others only as you desire that they see the faults in you

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Be sure that what you say and what you do; how you treat others, is truly the way you want to be spoken to and treated as well.

If we saw the good in everyone first, and the challenges last, what a day of peace we could all have!

For today,

Peace~

juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

PEACE Challenge: Day 10-11

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:46:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge, and Welcome New Members

Take this challenge as a family, at work, in your unit, social or support group, but take the challenge!!

go back and read the daily encouragements from Peace challenge Day 1 forward~

Saturday and Sunday, January 16, 17, 2010

This weekend, make a bold step toward leaving the legacy you wish to leave to those downstream..

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If you are not clear about your purpose, your legacy will not crystallize.

Stop right now, grab something to write on, and answer this:

What is the legacy that I am leaving to my loved ones?

What will they say about me when I am gone?

How will I be remembered?

Am I today, who I want them to describe me as tomorrow?

Peace comes in knowing, really knowing who you are, maintaining that integrity in truth of self at all times, and living it through your actions.~

Write it down, say it out loud, and go out and BE it, today~

Peace,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

Motivational Speaker

Trainer/Author/

PEACE Challenge; Day 9

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:41:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge, and welcome new members!!

Take this challenge as a family, in your office or unit at work, or even in your social/support group, but take the challenge !! *********************************

Friday, January 15, 2010

Day 9:

Today, manifest the spirit of God, the divine, in all you do!

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Every human being's purpose is identical in one way, and that is to manifest the spirit of God in a human body and in a human world. An ability to see the good, engage in the good and bring good in all you do!

Can you allow yourself to imagine, for just 60 seconds, a world in which everyone manifests the spirit of god?

WOW...think about that, feel that...all that tranquility and peace, and it can start with you, now!

From an airport once again, and off to humbly learn and teach all at the same time~

Peace,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

PEACE Challenge Day 8

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:27:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the PEACE Challenge: Day 8; January 13, 2010

and welcome new members to this network of loving individuals working to create more peace at home and in the office

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take this challenge as a family, in the office, or in your social/support groups, but forward this to all you know and take the challenge!

PEACE Challenge, Day 8

I don't believe that suffering alone teaches anything. If it did everyone in the world would be wise.

For the coming 24 hours consider the importance of mourning losses fully, understanding how your past is but a part, not all of who you are today, and remaining open to the necessary vulnerability of life that is required for peace of mind

When you remain victimized by anguish of any kind, anger, hatred, resentment, frustration, intolerance, jealousy, you pay homage and respect to that which you experienced with pain in the past.

Today, let it go, give it not one thought or second of your life force or energy; focus only on positive and embrace peace of mind instead.

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Go back and read the past days encouraging thoughts toward peace and consider how you feel a week into bringing more peace to your world. Sit in peace, before you click out of this screen,

Peace to you,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

www.coaching-forlife.com/cfl_support.html

PEACE Challenge: Day 7

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:49:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the PEACE Challenge: Day 7, January 12, 2010

and welcome new members to this network of loving individuals working to create more peace at home and in the office!

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Take this challenge as a family, or in the office, or in your social/support groups, but forward this to all you know and take the challenge!

PEACE Challenge: Day 7

Today, stay away from anyone who belittles you in anyway.

Small people do that to feel better themselves. Great people make you believe you too, can become great!

You will feel more peaceful as you clear your environment of those who belittle you-and your peace will emanate out to others.

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Go back and read each day, print them out, forward them, if you follow a simple, daily plan, your 2010 will become more peaceful. It will, it must, but you have to want it, you have to redirect your energy toward PEACE with an intentional and purposeful plan.

For today,

Peace,

Juli

www.coaching-forlife.com

Peace Challenge; Day 6

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:47:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the Peace Challenge! Day 6, January 11, 2010
and welcome Newcomers to our loving community with the sole purpose of increasing peace in our world, one day at a time.
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Please see the previous posts on this blog, beginning January 6, 2010 and forward this to all you know. Take this challenge as a family, take this challenge in your office, but take the challenge!!

For today:

Peace Challenge Day 6:

Listen more than you talk.

Be very aware today of how much you listen and learn, rather than talk and teach. The best teachers in the world learn most when they too, become the student.

With your children, your partner, your employees, for the coming 24 hours, listen and learn, more than you talk.

You will be surprised, most of you, of the outcome. Post them so we may all learn from each other. You are not alone, I promise!

For today,
Peace,
juli
www.coaching-forlife.com

Peace Challenge: Day 4-5

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:34:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the PEACE challenge: Day 4-5
thanks for being a part of this loving community working to create peace for all, AND Welcome New Members!!

From Jan 6-Valentines Day 2010 We are challenging ourselves to add one peace filled gesture to our days. It is simple and rewarding for all who take the challenge.

Please, forward this blog to all you know!
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Day 4-5: Saturday and Sunday-Jan 9-10, 2010:
Touch someone gently, as you look them in the eye, silently for just a moment. The most powerful connections that can create peace between two people need no words at all.

and~hold hands with your partner, your child, your neighbor as you visit today for a few moments.

This weekend we are focused on healing touch which brings peace to body/mind/spirit.

And don't forget, follow us on facebook: coaching for life/juli alvarado and post your replies here or there for others to follow!

For now,
Peace,
Juli
www.coaching-forlife.com

Day 3: 40 Day Peace Challenge!!

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:35:00 +0000

Welcome back to my PEACE Challenge!! Day 3

Please, forward this to everybody you know, let's just simply create more peace in our world:

For 40 Days, from January 6 through Valentines Day 2010, we are working to bring peace, to be kind, to simply love one another. See all the blog posts to catch up, and
WELCOME new members!!

Day 3: January 8, 2010
Today treat others as if they were the way they ought to be, not the way you presently see them. That way you encourage them to become the best they are capable of becoming!! See the good in every person you lay eyes on today!

For today,
Peace, Juli
www.coaching-forlife.com

Day 2: 40 Day Peace Challenge

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:42:00 +0000

Welcome Back to the 40 Day Peace Challenge!! Forward this to everyone on your list!
January 6-Valentine's Day 2010
40 Days of Peace!!!

Thanks for all of the responses!!! Please consider posting them for others to view and not just me so that we can all benefit! And thanks to all of the facebook responses too!!

Keep it up!

See my blog from Jan 6, 2010 for the 40 Day Peace Challenge Information!

Jan 7, 2010
Day 2:
As we work on creating a more peaceful life for ourselves and others, let us spend the rest of this day with out one negative comment or remark, period.

No, "look what she is wearing, wow he has put some weight on, I can't stand the way she does that in every meeting, I hate this place and need to get out of here, my partner never listens, this traffic sucks, my child is a pain, my child lies, my life is a mess, I am so depressed, I hate my hair, etc etc etc..."

As you work through this day with no negative comments from you whatsoever, be aware of two things:
1)how many negative words would have slipped out, and
2)how much more peaceful and positive you will feel by tomorrow at this time!

Spread the challenge, spread the Peace,

For now,
peace,
Juli
www.coaching-forlife.com

40 Day Peace Challenge

juli@coaching-forlife.com (Coaching For Life) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:09:00 +0000

Please forward this to everyone you know who also wants to enjoy more peace and happiness in this life.

Welcome to my 40 Day Peace Challenge:

Beginning today and everyday through Valentines Day I will post here, on facebook
(search Coaching for LIFE! on Facebook) and Twitter, (Coach Juli) a thought, a suggestion or a challenge for the day.

If everyone who reads these posts takes a small challenge each day, the world will shift, it has to, it is written. Every action causes a reaction, your actions, positive or negative, cause positive or negative reactions from others who then turn around and provide the positive or negative for yet another and the domino effect is in place.

You and I, in 40 days, can create a huge, loving, peaceful effect all around us!! Come on, why not?

January 6, 2010
You can choose to be a better person any day. Which day will you choose? Can it be today?
Today, do one kind thing for an unsuspecting person, anonymously.

Post what you did for others to see and how you felt. Share the joy, share the peace!

For today,
Juli