Monthly Archives: June 2015

I listen deeply.

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I’ve been thinking a lot this week about listening deeply to our own inner knowing. Its easy to get caught up in how society tells us we need to be and distance ourselves from the small, still voice within that is guiding us. Take some time this week to really listen within and see what your own inner spirit is trying to tell you. Instead of moving from a place of obligation and guilt, experiment with listening deeply within and allowing your own inner spirit to lead the way.

I listen deeply.

I listen deeply to my own inner spirit.
I listen deeply to the small, still voice within.

I listen deeply to what is mine to do and what is not mine to do.

I listen deeply.
I listen deeply.

I listen deeply and I let go of societal expectations of how I should be.

I listen deeply and I let go of the “shoulds” and the “have to’s”.

I listen deeply and devote myself to something deeper.
I listen deeply and devote myself to listening to the whispers of spirit within me, and all around me.

I listen deeply and devote myself to pleasing spirit rather than playing by the rules of our society.

I listen deeply and devote myself to living a guided life.

I listen deeply.
I listen deeply.

When I listen deeply I do what is best for all concerned.

At the spiritual level there is consensus.
At the spiritual level what is right for one, is right for the whole.

And so let go of your ideas of right and wrong.
And so let go of your ideas of how it is supposed to be.

So many have become numb from cultural conditioning of how you are supposed to be, that you have lost yourself.

And so let go of the preconceived ideas of how you should be and step into the person that you are.

Let go and listen deeply.

When you are devoted to listening deeply you will know what is yours to do and what it not.

When you are devoted to listening deeply you will know what is the attunement of the moment.

Listen deeply now and do what is yours to be.
Listen deeply now and let go of playing by the rules.
Listen deeply now and aspire to please spirit.
Listen deeply now and be true to your own inner spirit.
Listen deeply now and seek to express who you truly are.
Listen deeply now and let go of obligation and guilt and step into a knowing about who you are and why you are here.

Listen deeply now and express your truest version of yourself.
Listen deeply now and say what is yours to say.

Listen deeply now and be free.
Listen deeply now and be free to be yourself.
Listen deeply now and do not move from a place of obligation.
Listen deeply now and allow your own inner spirit to move you.
Listen deeply now and be true to yourself even if your society has trained you to push down your own inner knowing.

Listen deeply now and step into the best version of who you are.
Listen deeply now and be true to yourself.
Listen deeply now and express who you are and what you need.

Listen deeply.
Listen deeply.
Listen deeply.

Take a moment now and devote yourself to listening deeply. Listen deeply to yourself. Listen deeply to the small, still voice within. Listen deeply to the whispers of spirit all around you. Seek to free yourself from doing things from a place of guilt and obligation. Instead, commit to listening deeply and leading a guided life.

Your society has given you a set of rules to live by that has taken you away from your own inner knowing. Rules such as family comes first, or its better to give than to receive, or girls should be nice, or you should put the needs of others ahead of your own. All of these rules take you away from your own inner knowing about what is truly right for you. And so free yourself now from the rules and seek to listen to your own inner authority. Seek to listen to your own inner voice which will guide you in right action. Seek to listen to your own inner voice which will seek to serve at the deepest level.

At the deepest level we are in agreement. At the deepest level there is consensus. And so seek to listen now at the deepest level and carry out that which you are guided to do, even if it goes against the wishes of others, or your societal conditioning. Seek to be free of your conditioning and instead listen deeply within. There is a voice within that will guide you if you are willing to listen.

When learning to listen to this voice within, you may be guided to do things that are not pleasing to those around you. Perhaps those around you are used to you accommodating their needs or going along with the status quo. As you break free from this you may encounter resistance. Be prepared for this but stand in your own convictions and know that when you are listening deeply within you are actually doing what is best for all concerned, even if you meet with external resistance.

Seek to be true to yourself. Allow this to be a process for you are learning and growing, and learning to listen within is a process as well. You will get better at it over time. And so devote yourself to deep listening now. Listen deeply within and seek to move from a place of deep listening. When feelings of I have too or obligation arise, seek to return to deep listening and see how your inner spirit wants to proceed.

Seek to move from a place of deep listening rather than obligation.

You will not become irresponsible when you move in this way. In fact, you will become more responsible because you will be serving a force of life that truly has everyone’s best interest at heart. This cannot be understood from an intellectual model. This is an experiential model.

So listen deeply now and allow yourself to be guided in right action. Listen deeply now and devote yourself to a force of life that has everyone’s best interest in mind. Listen deeply now and be free of your societal conditioning of how you are supposed to be. Listen deeply now and allow yourself to live a guided life.

Listen deeply. Listen deeply. Listen deeply.

You will be amazed at what you hear when you open yourself to really listening.

~Hayley Mermelstein

P.S. We have our monthly TRCB Teleclass tonight at 7 p.m.. We look forward to joining with you for an evening of healing and light and elevated awareness.

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The call we be an opportunity to be immersed in light, healing energy, and elevated awareness. When we join together as a group, we are more powerful than we work alone. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience the healing power of TRCB for yourself!

Opening to Receive with TRCB

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Hello Everyone and welcome to TRCB Tuesday.

This weeks video is focused on opening to receive. Many of us were trained from a young age that it is better to give than to receive. I was taught by my teachers that it is better to give and to receive and that it is better to seek the balance. When we are in a deeper balance we are equally comfortable with both giving and receiving.

Many of us unconsciously block receiving either because we feel we don’t deserve, we feel guilty, or we simply have a deeply held belief that it is better to give than to receive so we focus exclusively on giving and then become drained and depleted.

And so for today, I thought we’d work on opening to receive. I have found it helpful to look at receiving as a skill that you can develop. When thoughts of: I don’t deserve arise, or thoughts of: wait others are suffering its selfish of me to receive arise, gently surrender these thoughts or move then aside.

Remember our being open to receive doesn’t block another from opening to receive. We can all learn this skill. And often when we allow ourselves to receive, we actually then have more resources to help others. (Watch for next weeks video on Opening to Greater World Service)

And so we can learn to separate receiving from thoughts of deserving, and just see learning to receive as a skill that is available to all of us.

This weeks chakra balancing affirmations are:

Crown: I am open to receive the light.

Third eye: I am open receive deeper wisdom.

Throat: I am open to receive compliments and criticism because I can learn from both.

Heart: I am open to give and receive love.

Solar Plexus: I welcome all of life.

Identity Chakra: I am open to give and receive. I am equally comfortable with both.

Base: I am open to greater self-care. I attend to my mind, body, emotional health, and spirit everyday.

And there you have it. Your 7 chakra balancing affirmations for the week.

For this week, give yourself permission to focus on opening to receive. Open to receive the light of spirit that is all around you. Open to receive love. Open to receive greater financial abundance. Open to receive miracles. Open to receive new opportunities. Open to new friendships. Open to positive change. Open to divine intervention. Open to receive all that life wants to bring to you. Do not block out of fear or ignorance. Instead open to receive that which is meant for you.

Practice opening to receive and be aware of what transpires in the week ahead.

As you open to receive, also practice really appreciating all that already have in your life. For appreciating what you have is the ultimate sign that you are really taking in all that has been offered.

And so, open to receive, appreciate all that you have and then as you feel filled up inside you can naturally offer the contribution that you came to make.

Have a good week everyone.

Sincerely,

Hayley Mermelstein

All Dressed Up and No Where To Go.

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Hello Everyone,

I wrote this blog post a couple of years ago and just rediscovered it recently.  I thought it would be a good time to share it with all of you.  It’s about learning to embrace rejection rather than fearing it.  And it’s about learning to see rejection as one of the ways that the universe guides us to where we need to be.

All Dressed Up and No Where To Go.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”  ~Helen Keller

 

It was a Saturday night and I was racing around getting ready to leave for the party, when the phone rang.  It was the host calling to ask me NOT to come to the gathering.  He said he didn’t think it would be my scene.

I got off the phone, feeling a little dazed by the sudden change of plans, and slowly, it began to dawn on me, “ I think I was just uninvited from this party.  It’s not that I would be uncomfortable, it’s that he didn’t want me to be there.

As I sat on the couch “all dressed up with no where to go”, I remembered the wise words of my teacher, Ellen Tadd, “Rejection is the universe telling you that you are going in the wrong direction”.  Even though there was a part of me that wanted to react, feel hurt, and feel sad, another part of me knew that this was the universe guiding me.  I’ve been taught to welcome rejection (not always an easy thing!). The words,  “Rejection is the universe telling you that you are going in the wrong direction echoed through my head.”

You see, I had felt mixed about going to this party as well. Partly because I was enjoying my time at home and partly because I wasn’t sure if this group of people was right for me anymore.  As I sat and reflected, I couldn’t help but feel the hand of spirit guiding me, confirming in a way, what I had already suspected.  The gap between where I was at and where they were had grown too wide.  It was no longer where I belonged.

I sat quietly on the couch, enjoying the quiet and feeling a little nostalgic for times past where this had been my right place in the world.  I sat alone, aware that one door of happiness had just been closed, unsure of where the next door was or when it would open.  A chapter had just ended and a new chapter yet to have begun.  I sat in the void with nothing to do but trust the next chapter of my life would unfold in its own time.

Why do I tell you all this?

I guess it’s just a reminder that rejection is not bad.  That rejection is part of how the universe guides us to where we need to be.

As I sat quietly on my couch dressed for my party, with no party to go to, I realized what I really wanted was to meet new people who resonated more with the person I’ve become rather than the person I had once been.  As I sat on the couch I quietly asked the universe to guide me to where I needed to be, to bring the right people into my life, and to show me where I belonged.  I asked the universe to guide me to my next chapter.

As I write, I hear these words:

“Always remember that rejection is the universe telling you that you are going in the wrong direction.  Remember that rejection is not bad.  Learn to welcome rejection so that you will know where you do and do not belong at this time.  Experiencing rejection will create a void in your life, which will help open your energy to the new. 

And so open to the new now:  Open to new opportunity.  Open to new people.  Open to a new chapter.  Allow rejection to be part of what guides you to where you need to be.  Do not be offended by rejection instead seek to understand.  Rejection is not personal.  It is simply the universe showing you were you need to be.  Seek to understand rather than be understood.  Seek to be gracious.  Seek to allow the universe to guide you rather than be willful.  In that way you will know where to best put your energy and your attention and your focus.  The universe is always speaking to you if you will but listen.”

In a weird way, my friend was right.  This party was no longer my scene.

And so, over the course of the following week, I surrendered, I understood, and I allowed myself to be guided.  And for now, I sit in the void between where I once was and were I will go in the future, and I sit and enjoy the quietude knowing that everything changes and that when the time is right, I will be guided to my next door of happiness.

Have a good weekend,

Sincerely,

Hayley Mermelstein