Reconnecting...

10 November 2006

Welcome to "Reconnecting..." for November. 

When I started writing this newsletter almost a year ago, I opened it with a short piece on gratitude.  At the time, the concept was a powerful wake-up to me (and, from your feedback, many of you!).  I began to tap into gratitude on a more regular basis.  I went from being grateful only when things went 'right' or when I didn't have to do something I didn't want to do, to being consciously grateful for things, events, people, places, situations, ideas, the sun, the Earth, you name it.  In the year or so since then I've found gratitude to be a cornerstone of my life.  It brings a shift in inner awareness.  It certainly shifts your vibration, and quickly too.  I read a quote from someone the other day which said he's 'too blessed to be stressed.'   The idea is that you can't feel grateful and feel stressed at the same time - they're just not vibrationally in synch.  So focus on feeling grateful for and watch your stress levels drop...

It takes constant reminding, at the beginning, to be grateful.  How are you supposed to feel gratitude when you're down on your luck, you've got no money, your partner left you...Or some days you just wake up grumpy and don't feel grateful at all.  Or maybe you're stressed out to the max, doing a job you hate or feeling overwhelmed by all the things you 'have to do'.

Well.........it's true.  It doesn't feel like any of those things are things to be grateful for.  But.........look closer.  What opportunities is the universe pointing up to you?  What is your higher self trying to tell you?  Maybe, just maybe, you've got a choice about how you respond to these things.  Maybe there's something else your soul would like for you to be doing.  Could there be a higher perspective to these things that are 'happening' to you?  Perhaps there's something you could do to change your situation.

There is, and that something is gratitude.  No matter what your situation is right now, there is something you can find to be grateful for.  Your cat.  Your eyesight.  A kind word from a friend.  A stranger who holds the door open for you.  Feeling gratitude for those things - really feeling it - opens something up inside.  It also sends a smoke signal to the universe: "This one's feeling grateful.  Better send her something else to be grateful for!"

So dust off that Gratitude Journal you started (or start one now if you never did!), print some kind of reminder to yourself and put it somewhere you're going to see it often (visit www.GoGratitude.com, they have a great Gratitude symbol to download) and do whatever else you can to help you keep focused on gratitude.  It will surely change your outlook.  And as you know, what we focus on we attract more of.  If you like what's happening in your life right now, keep offering up thanks to the Universe.  If you don't, see if you can recognise what your current situation is teaching you (every challenge is an opportunity for us to grow and evolve, nothing is wasted in the universe).  And then, see what happens when you offer up gratitude for that learning.  When we can see the perfection in a situation it has nothing left to teach us - and then we can move on.

You might like to review the article I wrote last year on this topic and see what happens when you begin to let some gratitude into your life.

As well as producing this monthly e-mail newsletter I also edit the International Colourworks newsletter.  I've just finished editing the latest one so it will shortly be available on-line.  Look out for an email in your inbox to let you know when it is done.  Included in the new issue is the introduction of some 'magical' beings into the system, a full review of the incredible recent course in South Africa and the welcoming of a new bottle to the range.  As always things are moving forward, shifting, evolving.  Exciting times!

As always, I welcome suggestions and ideas for this newsletter.  If you have a workshop to offer, or you've read a book that's changed your life or you're listening to some fantastic music and want to let others know, email me and tell me about it.  And if you're enjoying this newsletter, pass it on!

With love and blessings

Erica Connolly
Colourworks Therapist/Teacher
Reconnective Healing Practitione
www.korani.net 

Quote of the Month:

"Every living thing has been granted the power, if it so desires, to seek an opening to freedom and go through it."

Carlos Castenada

Book of the Month: "The Invitation" by Oriah Mountain Dreamer



Many of you will know the inspirational poem 'The Invitation' with its passionate opening challenge: 

"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.  I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.  It doesn't interest me how old you are.  I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive..." 

It's an extraordinary invitation to step beyond our perceived limitations and embrace every facet of life as a human being.

The book expands and develops the themes of the poem:  from the pain of longing, fear, sorrow, betrayal and failure to the joys of love, beauty, commitment and inner fire.

Exquisitely written, it is deeply personal, yet it transcends her own story to allow us to tell ours.

Visit www.oriahmountaindreamer.com

DVD of the Month:  The Secret

The Secret is not only great viewing it is also potentially life-changing.  Exploring the 'secret' of the universe aka The Law of Attraction, this film offers you an inside look at how we create, attract and manifest.

With leading scientists, philosophers, authors and metaphysicians all acclaiming this movie, it's definitely one to watch.

Visit www.thesecret.tv for the official Secret site where you can watch the movie online for a very small fee or order the DVD to purchase (sadly not in Australia, NZ and PNG at the present time).  You can also watch the trailer at this site to see if it's your cup of tea.  Don't be put off by the apparent hype in the film - its message is important, powerful and empowering.

Visit www.thesecret.tv

Website of the Month:  www.yofa.net

I've just discovered this wonderful website from Rebbie Straubing, an author, workshop leader, coach and mystic.  Rebbie has developed a system called 'The Yoga of Alignment' which provides methods, techniques, perspectives, and practices we can use to bring us into vibrational alignment with our soul.  The YOFA system is made up of three main elements:  spiritual awareness, healing and joyful manifestation.  It draws much from the ancient Yoga teachings and also encompasses the Law of Attraction, following our inner guidance, connecting through meditation and opening to our creativity.

Rebbie has also written a book called 'Rooted in the Infinite' which outlines the practice of YOFA in detail.

To receive Rebbie's FREE e-course 'Seven Secrets for Manifesting your Heart's Desire' click here

Rebbie also offers a 'virtual workshop' on the Art of Joyful Manifestation which you can download and take part in no matter where you live. 

Her "meditation recordings for people who are too busy to meditate" are also available to download

Visit www.yofa.net for full details.

Colourworks Bottle of the Month:  Metatron

Healing; releasing judgement; bridging the old and the new; bringing the divine into everyday life.  Sound good?  That's what Metatron does.  His powerful energy infuses this magenta essence with perfect divine love, the kind of love which states:  "You are loved for who you are.  There is nothing you have to do to be loved."

If you're in need of a little magenta love and light in your life, Metatron is available to purchase for £20 + p&p.  Email me or phone 01722 781096 to order.

How does it work? 

• Spritz a little into your hands, breathe in the scent and feel the power of the magenta released into your energy field
• Add some to a bath for a healing experience
• Spray into your aura to clear, release and reconnect

Soul Readings

Do you wonder just what it is you've come here to do in this lifetime?  Would you like to gain a deeper understanding of your unique gifts and talents?  Can you imagine what it would be like to 'see' yourself - who you really are - visually represented in colour?  I am delighted to offer you the opportunity to experience a 'Soul Reading' either in person or by distance. 

For a reading in person email me or phone me on 01722 781096 to make an appointment.  For a distance reading email me with your date of birth and full name.  Soul Readings cost £40.00 in person and £50.00 for a distance report.



Would you like to give someone a special Christmas gift?  Gift vouchers are available for: 

• Colour Readings
• Ascension Readings
• Soul Readings
• Colour Healing
• Reconnective Healing

Colourworks oils and essences also make wonderful gifts!  If you need any help choosing, I am happy to advise. 

Contact me for details and visit my website.

11:11

There are now several interesting pieces orbiting the Internet about the upcoming 11:11 cosmic energies.  To find out more visit:

www.onenessminute.org
www.lightworker.com/shala/
www.starchildglobal.com
www.nvisible.com



Key to Confidence (1 day  workshop)  24 February 2007

Imagine how exciting your life would be in just a few weeks from now if today you tapped into your true inner confidence.  What amazing changes would begin to happen right now if all your self-doubt was replaced with a growing sense of certainty that you are achieving everything that is important to you?  What would you do if you knew it was impossible to fail?

The Key To Confidence  workshop is an exciting opportunity for you to learn the  secrets of naturally confident people.  This one-day event is filled with insightful lessons that will not only help you become more confident in yourself but may also revolutionise the way you experience life.

Date:  24 February 2007.  Time:  9.15-5.15pm.  Venue:  Durley Hall Hotel, Bournemouth.  Cost:  £89 per person.  To reserve your space, or for more information, please email paul@pauldalton.net or visit  www.pauldalton.net

UN Women's World Conference

A vision is being held for a fifth UN Women's World Conference with an active involvement of women from every level of society. The first four conferences were sponsored by the UN. The last one was held in Beijing in 1995. The proposed place for the next one is Vancouver, Canada in 2010.
A lot of support is needed to make this happen so if you would like to support this project, please check out the website, join the membership and sign the petition and pass on the information to your friends.

www.5wwc.org

Marketplace: Things you might want to check out...

Cruelty-Free Fashion

www.bboheme.com Shoes, boots, bags, scarves, belts, purses....all funky, fashionable and totally cruelty-free!  The team at Bourgeouis Boheme create wonderful fashion items that are totally vegan.  The aim of the company is to: "facilitate a lifestyle attitude of compassion towards animals, humans and the environment.  We want to educate consumers that their conscious choice of an ethical product will benefit not only themselves but animals and the environment as a whole."

Visit www.bboheme.com to view and purchase.

"Colour Works" by Philippa Merivale

In entertaining, informative and inspiring conversations with author Philippa Merivale, the creator of Colourworks, Melissie Jolly, shares her incredible story, including how Colourworks came into being. Together they reveal how colour literally 'works', to clear, heal, energise and transform on every level.
This book goes way beyond colour, however, and is essentially a guide for new planet living. Contains full colour photographs of all the bottles in the
Colourworks range and looks in depth at the gifts this system offers us on our journey. 

Copies of the book are available for purchase at £15.00 (+p&p). Please provide full name and address details when ordering.

Holographic Living:  Create Your Own Reality E-Books

E-books to show you how to manifest your desires - whatever they may be.

I Create Joy 

I Create Millions

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