Crazy Coaching Friday, Live and Unscripted, Just like Life!

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Greetings, Readers!

Have you ever wondered if I'm as quirky in person as I am on this blog?  You can find out tomorrow!  I'll be on a Google+ Hangout with 5 other coaches.

Crazy Coaching Friday

via Google+

Produced by www.CoachVille.com 

1:00 until 2:30 pm  Eastern Time

Friday, June 7, 2013

The show is live and unscripted.

Lots of fun, with a little craziness, 

and too many nuggets of wisdom to count!

The show is complimentary, and you don't have to be a CoachVille member to watch live or recorded on www.CoachVille.com (Just click the blue/green button to the far right on the home page.)

When you arrive around 1:00, you'll see a video box from last week's show.  The new show will start there, usually within a few minutes.  Refresh your screen every few minutes until the show begins.

The recording will also be on You Tube.  

If you're watching live, you can make comments right there on the same page at www.Coachville.com, and they will be weaved into the show!  (Via Face Book or CoachVille.)

You don't need to be a coach to benefit from the show. 

Join us; it's fun!  

You can email questions or comments to me anytime after the show.  Let me know if you're writing just to me, or if you want me to pass something along to www.CoachVille.com.  

Another option is to leave a comment below, here on creative4life.

Thanks!

Susan

Shedding Some Light on Enlightenment

The other week, I asked myself a thought-provoking question: "What are the characteristics of an enlightened person?"  Then I wrote 12 pages of answers to it in my journal.  I'll share a few of them here today, and I hope you'll add your own ideas in the comments section.  Questions and anecdotes about enlightened people you know are welcome, also!

I don't claim to be an expert on this topic by any means.  I do have some colleagues, friends, and mentors that qualify, at least to my amateur eye.  I also enjoy studying the topic of enlightenment.  So, the ideas about it that flowed out of my pen have been collecting in my head after getting in there by osmosis.

Here we go....

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Enlightened folks are not afraid to show their vulnerability.  They don't have all the answers, and they will admit that right up front.

In my experience, though, these mentors have often asked me just the right question that would help me find an answer that neither of us could have even guessed about before.  It's a very special type of team effort that brings about an interdevelopmental experience for both parties.

These enlightened people ask themselves a lot of questions about the nature of life and their role in it.  Observing the enlightened ones I have studied or known, their answers seem to come from a combination of four factors: 

• listening
• intuition
• accumulated knowledge
• personal experience

If the answers are not forthcoming, they chalk it up to Divine Timing.  Those who are enlightened accept that if and when they are to know the answers, they will be provided.

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Can you see the radiant glow on the woman's face in the photo above?  I notice this glow on the faces of the people whom I consider to be enlightened.  Does it remind you of anything?  It reminds me of the glow in the faces of babies and young children, who, of course, have a special kind of wisdom all their own!  It has even  become a cliche to say, "...out of the mouths of babes...."  I would add to that their eyes, expressions, and actions!

Unfortunately, many well-meaning adults don't remember this stage of their own development, leaving them confused when their own children or students display it.  As a result we think it's part of our job to root them in what we see as the "real world."  We give them the "roots," but we often forget to protect their "wings."

I think it is a lucky few of us that don't get their wings battered during the turbulent teen and young adult years.  But as we settle into a calmer, more rhythmic life as we age, many of us begin to feel a nudge toward a more spiritual life.  At that point we start paying attention to the fact that we've been "trying to push the river" instead of going with the flow, and that we're exhausted!

The closer we get to an enlightened state, the better we feel.  Flowing back toward the enlightenment zone is a journey worth exploring!

Please click on the comments section and let us know about your experiences and opinions around this topic of enlightenment!


Thanks,
Susan


Mind Spa Coaching and Reiki
with Susan Cleaver

scleaver@dejazzd.com 

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***Member of the TriCounty Community Network at www.tcnetwork.org.***

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Thanks!

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Sow the seeds of success....

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Stewardship of Ideas in Your Environment

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"True wisdom is the integration of knowledge." ~Lise Janelle, Coach


I love this quote! I love to learn from big ideas and worthwhile knowledge, and then synthesize them into wisdom that I can share with others and use to improve my own life.

For my last post on environments, I'd like to talk about our environment of ideas. Ideas like to hitch-hike from one mind to the next, then the next...you get the drift.



While they're traveling, ideas usually change in some way, big or small, at each hop from mind to mind...and they leave their mark on each mind they hop from.

So, what kind of ideas are we allowing into our environment? Not only do they leave their mark, but ideas take up thinking space in our minds! Let's keep the space available for uplifting ideas; let's not waste the space on negative, destructive ideas that drag us down.

Remember, ideas wilt, grow, or mutate as they hop from mind to mind. When you encounter an idea that you see as positive and useful, give it a safe place to grow, and allow others that you trust to help you tend it. And don't forget to give the same care to your own ideas!

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"Ladies' Night Out...A Time to Indulge"

Friday, August 19, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm

Created and Hosted by McCormick Chiropractic

92 Kemp Road, Pottstown, PA 19465

Wine Tasting ** Manicures ** Chocolate Fondue Fountain ** Hors d'oeuvres

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:-) I'll be there to offer Reiki and Coaching :-)

$10 Registration Deadline is August 11! Call McCormick's at 610-705-0201 ASAP.

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The Power of Interdevelopmental Relationships

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I'm excited to share this post with you because:

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~It's a great chance to introduce you to another Featured Artist, Tina Marie, and her work.

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~Along with the email below, it's an outstanding chance to share with you the power and joy of interdevelopmental relationships.

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~I'm showing off this unsolicited testimonial from Tina Marie and our valued friendship! :-)

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We've been coaching each other since the 1970's, even though we didn't call it that. We just clicked so well that we instinctively provided each other with nurturing and wisdom that we didn't even know we were capable of!

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My Recent and Treasured Email from Tina Marie

Coach,

You'll be proud of me, I hope.

I published my first co-authored book, and the proof is on its way to me. I already have enough advance orders to make a 200% profit on my investment! https://www.createspace.com/3486640

I created a website for my new business. It is just in draft format now, though it is out there: http://mysite.verizon.net/res113jik/. I found two distributors for my music and just need to add PayPal links before promoting the site!

I am working with my Godson, Eric, to create music also, and play music for events. Here's the draft of our website: http://mysite.verizon.net/res113jik/spiritualalchemy/.

The Wonderment Journey continues, and the Best is Yet to Come...

I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

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So, can you see how our relationship is interdevelopmental? There is no way that I could have made this happen for Tina Marie, no matter how powerful my coaching may be.

I dropped seeds of inspiration in some very fertile soil here. I shared my intuitions with her. I mirrored to her how she looks from my eyes. I encouraged her. And she has done the same for me on many occasions.

Tina Marie knew that she had to tackle these projects in her own way and time, just as we all do. And she's in the Divine Flow of things, as you can see! That's because she doesn't strive, resist, or try to '"push" the river. She waits for the intuitive clicks to whisper to her about the right actions at the right times...for the right reasons!

When you check out her sites, you'll see that Tina Marie is skilled in many areas, and that she creates the quiet and stillness she needs in order to hear the "still, small voice" of her intuition.

She has always been an amazing woman, and this past year in particular, she has gone well beyond amazing...and in ways that many, many people and animals on this planet will benefit from. And I am definitely one of those fortunate people!

Maybe you have some amazing friends like Tina Marie. If so, please leave a comment and let us know about them!

If you are looking for amazing friends who are suited just for you, here are the "secret sauce" ingredients:

~List the qualities you'd like to have in those friends. (Caution: Qualities only; don't focus in on particular individuals.)

~Develop these qualities in yourself.

~Go to where people with these qualities hang out and interact with them. The rest will take care of itself. You'll love it!

All my best,

Susan

P.S. 'Want some support carrying out these ideas? Contact me at scleaver@dejazzd.com to set up a discounted Exploratory Coaching Session with me by phone or in person!

P.P.S. Many thanks to my blog followers, SPIRITCOACH & DENAGRAD! I appreciate your interest!

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And one more thing...I'm an active member of the TriCounty Community Network, where we are...."Partnering to improve health, social and environmental conditions" in our area. Check us out at http://www.tcnetwork.org/!

For someone with my interests and passions, TCN is a great environment in which to make a difference AND to enjoy the company of great friends who are up to amazing things!

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