Passions and Purpose

Looking at this image
Where can you see passion and purpose?

When I looked at this card I saw the water as life, the jug as purpose ( the context for your life), and the woman as passion.

The card seems to have a strong sense of “intent.”

There is an ease and gracious quality to this card, which I find very exciting.

When we follow our passions, we have an intention,(she is focused), we give it attention (commitment and persistence)and then there is no tension.(ease, grace, flow)

When we are passionate about something, it is because it brings us joy, because that activity allows us to grow, to expand and to evolve.

Passions are how you live your life, goals are things which you achieve.

Keys to creating a passionate life: commitment, clarity, attention, keeping an open mind, integrity, persistence, follow your heart.

Some of my passions;

* Bringing joy
* Sharing quality time and moments with my family
* Sharing intimate moments with my husband
* Challenging myself and others
* Inspiring others
* Learning and exploring
* Being curious
* Teaching others
* Seeing possibilities
* New perspectives
* Paradigm shifts
* Being open and understanding in my relationships
* Having a huge and magnanimous heart
* Bridging the spiritual with everyday
* Making connections
* Showing empathy, compassion
* Expressing who I am
* Fostering cooperation
* Creating order from chaos
* Being enlightened
* Connecting with people who share my values
* Nurturing my spirit
* Coaching

What are you passionate about?

Pearls of Wisdom

In his book Living with Passion, Peter L. Hirsch proposes that true
accomplishment requires that we realize three things: results,
personal growth and fun.

“Too often, people focus only on results. “
But getting results without learning something or without having fun
are incomplete.  So too is having fun without getting the desired results, or having fun without learning something new to empower you in the future.
Accomplishment is all three: “the result, personal growth and having fun.”

So embrace goal setting as  a powerful tool to bring greater meaning and fulfillment to your life in every moment.

• Invent whatever possibility you want for your life.
• Make a clearing  for what you want to enter your life.
• Goals can be set to eliminate what drains you.
• Goals can be set to help energize you.
• Goals can be set for extreme self-care.

What pearls are you willing to string on your lifeline?

“Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives.
They are simply a tool to concentrate our focus and move us in the
direction we want. The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause
ourselves to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it’s who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment.”
- Anthony Robbins

Pearls vs Goals

Goals, what prevents us from setting goals?

There are a number of things that get in our way and prevent us from setting goals.

Here are a couple of ideas:

• the outcome seems overwhelming, too much trouble, too much work, can’t be bothered.
• Insufficient planning, not breaking the goals down into the smallest steps you can achieve
• Insufficient knowledge, lacking the information to take basic steps
• Not enough time, feeling over committed, drained, not enough energy
• Unrealistic goals, setting yourself up for failure
• procrastination, putting things off, avoiding the pain
• feeling insecure, unsure of yourself, feeling fearful
• limiting beliefs, believing you cannot achieve it’
• shoulds and expectations, feeling obligated or guilty
• perfectionism, waiting for the ideal moment – How will you know when it is perfect?
• commitment, not willing to commit, fear of failure, not being able to keep your promise.
• no passion

In our last session it was recommended that instead of Goals we call them Pearls.

Goals has a very weighty, burdensome, undertone.

When I broke the word apart this is what I came up with -

G-rowth,

O- opportuntities ,

A-action,

L-earning

S-kills

When I  used the word Pearls , I immediately felt a different energy:

P-assion, Presence

E-nthusiasm,

A-ction, Awareness,

R-elease (the outcome)

L-earning, Listen to intuition

S-oul, Surrender, Support,Surprise

So  pearls seem more precious, they are what you choose, what you are passionate about, enthusiastic about , your soul drives you forward, you surrender to whatever actions it takes to achieve the pearl. Your intuition guides you.  There is no effort, there is support and you are in the flow.  You set your intention and release the outcome and what it is supposed to look like.

So string your necklace with all the pearls that are dear to your heart.

Action vs Inaction

“Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold
weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of
the mind.”

Don’t let inaction sap the vigor of your mind,  your energy and
enthusiasm.

Only when we do as we say do we achieve the results.

To heal the body first heal the mind.
Today is for observation.
Where does your mind wander naturally – into fear or fantasy, humour, or stress?
Follow your mind, and observe where it goes to feed itself.

Do you like what you see?

JOY’N THE JOURNEY

Joy’n the Journey flyer

JOY’N THE JOURNEY WORKSHOP SERIES

Content : “A Journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step”
What is your journey? Isn’t it time to get off the rocky ‘road filled with potholes?
Are you ready for a serene, scenic route filled with joy, awareness, purpose and fulfillment?
Start your journey today!
When was the last time you focused on yourself and your needs?
Here is your opportunity.

Joy’n the Journey of self-discovery, a fun exciting and supportive journey, where we will allow you to relax, create some thinking and reflection time, focus on what is important to you, and help you get what
you really want. A space where you can tap into your own inner wisdom, and creativity to find the answers to YOUR own questions, take some risks and get out of your comfort zone.
Come join us for an amazing workshop series, a journey for the next twelve months. We will introduce you to some useful tools,techniques, tips and strategies, which you can use to
achieve those goals and dreams that have been eluding you for various reasons.

Our workshops are interactive and will help you design a life plan for the year ahead creating more of what you want and less of what is not working for you. Each month, we will meet for an exciting two hour workshop, where you will learn valuable life lessons that will help you step into your greatness with confidence. These workshops promise:

BALANCE: You will learn how to balance work,
home and play.

FULFILLMENT: You will learn how to make better
choices and align your life with what
is valuable to you, so that you
become content and better satisfied
with your life.

JOY: You will be designing goals, sharing
insights with others and discovering
how to enjoy life.

AWARENESS: The bonus is rediscovering who we
are along the way.

Outline: “The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.”–Jim Rohn

The following themes will be discussed in the workshops:

• A healthy life balance
• Your personal set of values
• Setting inspiring goals
• Compelling visions
• Tips and strategies
• Eliminating things that drain your energy
• Creating new habits

Cost: “Opportunities are never lost, someone will take the one you missed”

The cost of the twelve workshops is $1800

Payment Options:
$1,500 ($300 discount) if paid by March 3rd
1st installment $900 by March 3rd and $900
by July 21st
.
A receipt will be given to you on day of payment.
Full payment is required prior to the workshop in order to hold your place as spaces are limited.
A cancellation fee will apply.

How to book: “It’s so hard when I have to, and so easy when I want to.”
Please request a registration form from Lydia or Georgina mailto:our.illumination@gmail.com or call Lydia at 680 9716 and Gina at 362 6368.
Workshop size is limited to allow maximum participation.
To reserve your space, please book by March 3rd.

Venue: “Go the extra mile it is never crowded there.”

Santa Barbara Boulevard, Santa Cruz. “Yahoo up by you”
The Offices of East of Eden Ltd.
Third gate on the left as you enter the road.

Times and Dates: “You are the only problem you will ever have and you are the only solution.” –Bob Proctor
First workshop March 10th 3pm – 5pm.

• April 21st 3pm-5pm
• May 12th 3pm-5pm
• June 23th 3pm-5pm
• July 28th 3pm-5pm
• August 11th 3pm-5pm
• September 15th 3pm-5pm
• October 13th 3pm-5pm
• November 10th 3pm-5pm
• December 8th 3pm-5pm
• January 12th 3pm-5pm
• February 2nd 3pm-5pm

Interested in these workshops please send an email to our.illumination@gmail.com

Quotes

‘A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.’

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

‘There are two kinds of light—the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.’

— James Thurber

The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today.

- Les Brown

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
– Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Swiss-American psychiatrist and author

Welcome!!!

What ideas do you associate with illumination?

Definitions:

The act of illuminating or making clear to the mind; mental or spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge; information.

That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.

The special communication of knowledge to the mind; inspiration.

To illuminate, to make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten, to make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity by knowledge or reason.

Lightness, prosperity, clarity, awareness,community, sharing, happiness, and joy.

Our Insights:

And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it.
Adam Weishaupt

To gain Illumination, you must be willing to do the work.

When we marry intention with action miracles happen.