Be in Love Again

My Holiday Wishes for YOU!

Year after year I hear the same comments, “the holidays are too stressful, there is never enough time to enjoy the season”, or worse yet, “Ba-hum-bug I don’t like the holidays anymore!” What happened? I cannot help but wonder if we have lost the magic of the season? Would you like to FEEL the holidays as you once did as a child? Do you want to feel the wonder and joy? If so, come along with me and we will do our very best to find it!

My wishes for you this season:

Give from your heart and not from your wallet. Have you ever walked into a store and found the perfect gift for a friend or family member, but they were not on your gift giving list? What did you do? I bet if you bought it anyway feeling the magic of the season. I can see your smile as you remember a time like this. Money was not the point of this gift, love was. When the gift comes from deep in our heart, whether it is for someone on our gift list or not, you cannot help but FEEL the spirit of the holidays.  My wish for you this season is to only give gifts from your heart…it will warm you from the inside. (When you say, “I have no idea what to give so and so”, STOP and reflect on that person for a moment, then let your heart lead the way! Always include a gift receipt…this takes away the worry about getting it RIGHT.)

Receive all gifts with delight. We often find it easier to give than to receive. But if we all are givers, who are we giving to? Have you ever thought about that? How much joy does it give you to give a gift to someone who is open and able to receive it in the spirit it which it was given? It often doubles the joy. Now remember a time when you gave a gift and the receiver was shut down and not able to enjoy receiving it. They may have even refused it, not feeling worthy. Ouch…that hurts and spoils the moment for all. My wish for you this season is to be open and receive all gifts with delight! (It is truly a gift you give to the giver. Remember this when your first reaction is no, no I don’t need a gift. Be a graceful receiver.)

Give to those in need. One of the easiest ways to get in touch with the spirit of the holidays is to do something for those in need or buy a gift for them. For gift giving check out your local Salvation Army trees in the stores. You will find a name of a child and what they need. Purchasing this kind of gift will allow you to FEEL the holiday joy. Or if money is tight, then consider doing a kind deed such as, babysitting for a single mom so she can shop or ask an elderly neighbor what they need help with to make their holiday bright. My wish for you is to FEEL the holidays in your heart through giving to others in need. (Even if you feel you are the one in need, you can always find someone worse off than you, if you are looking through the eyes of Spirit this holiday!)

Don’t be afraid to make this a magical holiday. Do whatever it is you love to make the season bright. Or opt out of what you no longer want to do! Don’t overdo…this is very important…only do what you truly enjoy doing. And ask others for help! You don’t have to do it all alone; in fact when you enlist the help of others it makes everything more joyful (if they grump at first, keep a positive attitude, and appreciate them out loud…they will come around). Bake cookies, trim a tree, sing carols, attend church services, have a cup of coffee with an old friend and tell them how much you have missed them…there are a million things you can do to FEEL the holidays in your heart. My wish for you is to start today to feel the child like wonder of the season. (SMILE at everyone you see and I will too!)

Happy Holidays!!!! 
By Judith Geiger
Be in Love Again Coach

Three Easy Steps: Do Less and Accomplish More

Recently,when working late one evening, I apologized to my husband who had been waiting for me. I was explaining how much work I had to get done. He was quiet for a minute, then these wise words emerged, “You do not HAVE to do anything.” I thought to myself, “Hold on, who is the coach here?” But, he was right. I teach this kind of thing to my clients all the time. It was time to take a refresher course for myself. One of the best ways I remind myself of what I already know
is to write about it. That is one of the reasons Journaling is so important. So here goes!

Three easy steps to do less and accomplish more:

Surrender! Have you ever noticed when you are trying so very hard to accomplish a goal and no matter what you do it seems further and further away? Then one day you just give up and surrender. You put the project down and go for a walk in frustration. As you are walking and letting go more and more…boom the very idea you needed to finish the project downloads into your brain. No effort was required. The information was already there, but you were not allowing it in. When this type of happening occurs for me, I realize it is Spirit assisting me. The help was there all along, yet I had been too busy push push pushing to hear it.

Prioritize! When your to-do list is as long as your arm that is the time to prioritize. Not prioritize your list; most likely you know how to do that. It is time to prioritize YOU. When your list gets that long it is often because you have forgotten a very important priority, your life. Have you noticed when you are very well rested, have a good exercise routine and eat healthy the rest of your life seems to go smoothly? And you thought those things only helped you to live longer. Surprise, they help you to
accomplish more in less time.

Gratitude! Living in true gratitude gives you an open heart. From this place anything is possible. When I was young (a long time ago) my mother would call it counting my blessings. One cool gratitude exercise I give my clients is to list 10 things for which you are grateful for a week. They
say, “That is easy.” Then I tell them the one caveat, you can never list the same thing twice. This exercise helps you go deeper and deeper into what you are grateful for. By week’s end you have seventy things. Read over all seventy anytime you are feeling a little down or overwhelmed to lift you back up. We accomplish more with ease when our spirits are high.

 

By Judith Geiger

Be in Love Again Coach

 

 

Are We the Change Generation?

Reading about the oldest woman who recently died at the age of 134 reminds me that I may not be middle age yet. How fun is that? We know it is true that people are living longer, but are we ready for it? If we live to an age beyond our wildest dreams, what kind of responsibility comes with that?

I have a rescue horse that I took in years ago, thinking he would die any day...he was 29-years-old and not in the best of health when we rescued him. Now our precious Willy has reached the ripe old age of 38 and is a very happy and healthy horse. Apparently, not only people are living longer. Again, let's think about what that might mean for the future. (Willy pictured here with my husband Dave).

Times are changing in more ways than just living a longer life. Every day I hear someone remark, the veils between the world of the seen and the world of the unseen are thinning. We are becoming more intuitive. Many people are activity working with their guides and angels. How will this impact our lives?

I seem to have many more questions in this article than I have answers. But I believe these are the kinds of questions we need to start asking ourselves, as we begin to leave 2012, the great year of change.

Are we being called to be the healthiest generation, the longest living generation and the most intuitive generation? If so, what do we need to do right now to step up to this challenge?

I believe we need to start being more conscious in all our decisions. Many people believe in the collective consciousness and that every decision we make impacts the whole.

With a belief such as this, everything we do is important. How we take care of ourselves. How we treat others and how we honor this earth. Perhaps our responsibility is simply to make conscious choices that benefit the ALL!

I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic. Please comment!

 

By Judith Geiger

Be in Love Again Coach

 

Live a Bigger Life

A Conscious Life

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)

Do you have the strength it takes to live a conscious life?

In order to answer this question we need to look at what a conscious life is. The best way to do this is to look at the three levels of consciousness.

First we have unconscious; which means you are functioning and awake, but not paying much attention to your life or anything around you.

An analogy for this would be; if life is like an iceberg and you were unconscious, you would crash into the iceberg before you were aware it was there and you would sink.

Living life semi-consciously is when you believe your own stories. Anything that is not a pure fact is simply a story. Your stories are sometimes judgmental, opinionated and simply not the truth. We make some of our biggest mistakes when we are operating in a semi-conscious mode, because we only have partial facts. And what is more frightening is that we don't even realize we are doing it. We believe our own stories! After all you have been telling them for years. They are often beliefs that were handed down from your family. You simply accepted them as truth without making a conscious effort to find out if they were truly in alignment with 'who' you really are and your values.

If life is like an iceberg, when you are semi-conscious you know the iceberg is present, but you tell yourself you can avoid it. Before long you crash into it because you did not calculate its size properly. You once again sink and as they say, the rest is history.

When you are living a conscious life you are aware of a much larger picture.You know 'who' you are, where you are going and all the possible ways to get there. You bring all you have ever learned or experienced into your life, in a cohesive way. Another wonderful thing about living a conscious life is that you finally are able to understand what you don't know. You have the awareness that there is more to most situations than you see on the surface of life. With this kind of awareness you can easily see your choices and opportunities before you. Living a conscious life is living with clarity.

If life is like an iceberg, when you live a conscious life you find out exactly what is under the surface of the water before you proceed. You have all the facts to sail safely through life.

If you want to start living a more conscious life you can start by taking Judith's tele-class Conscious Living (Discover Self) starting Nov. 7th Learn more here.

By Judith Geiger

Be in Love Again Coach

3 Easy Ways to Be Present & Relieve Stress

Being in the present moment relieves stress, eases anxiety, and assists you to build a stronger immune system. Stress can sneak up on you and create both mental and physical problems sometimes before you realize it has struck. We are so used to being stressed that it takes an overwhelming amount for us to finally pay attention to it. It does not need to be this way.

I was at Kripalu (retreat and Yoga center) this past weekend and I noticed my stress level dropping more each minute. I spent a bit of time trying to figure out why Yoga class at Kripalu was more relaxing than my Yoga at home, or why my meditation was deeper at Kripalu. Even my walks felt more centered and alive. Then a light bulb went off. It was because I was completely present.

There were no meals to cook, work to do, or anyone needing anything from me. It made it very easy to be in the present moment all weekend. Every morning at Kripalu the dining room has a silent breakfast. It is easy to be present when you have that kind of focus on what you are eating. It is an interesting and cool experience to be in a dining room with hundreds of people being silent. Contemplating this I decided I wanted more of my Kripalu experience to be in my everyday life. In my work, my interactions with family and friends and in my Yoga and meditation practice,  

You will see below the three easy techniques I am applying to my life daily. My intention is to stay present as much as possible in a graceful and easy way. Struggle and hard are words that I am trying to eliminate from my life as much as possible. We are all human, so I can’t walk around like a monk, but I can do simple easy things to be more present and relieve stress.

3 easy ways to be present:

1. Sonia Choquette has a very easy exercise to bring you back to the present moment. Sonia says, “Simply name what you are seeing in the room.” Whenever you feel yourself leaving your body or getting caught up in your head, simply start saying (out loud if possible) I see a chair and it is blue with white stripes, I see a coffee pot that is silver, I see a cob wed in the corner…on and on until you are right there in the room.
2. One minute meditation. So often we tell ourselves we don’t have time to meditate. I know because I used to do this myself! But you can take one minute several times a day and not even notice the lost time. When you notice you need to get present, stop whatever you are doing, note the time, and then close your eyes. For one minute count your breaths as you breath normally. Breathe in, one, breathe out, two, breathe in three…. You will be back in your body and more relaxed after just one minute.
3. Penny Peirce during my training at Kripalu taught us to imagine we are inside our bodies looking out through our eyes. This might sound silly, yet it really works to get you present. Take a moment of silence and really feel yourself inside your body. What do you notice? Are you feeling more grounded? Did it shift your perspective?

 

Being present is living consciously. If you want to learn more about living consciously then sign up for my 6-week tele-class. You can find the details here!

By Judith Geiger

Be in Love Again Coach

Conscious Living (Discover Self)

Abraham Linclon once said, “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” I felt sad reading this, because contentment is paralyzing. I implore you not to give up on your dreams and goals. Watch the video below to get inspired to be all you can be…this video is worth your time. I was so moved by it that I watched it twice and cried both times!

 

Do you want more money, a better career or more fulfilling relationships? How would you like to be able to have a positive state of mind anytime you desire it? I want this for you too. It is all possible if you are ready to take action. All you need is a phone and a desire for more.

For your personal growth and happiness I am offering my Conscious Living (Discover Self) tele-class at a discount. This program will jump start your life. You will learn more about yourself and what is possible. I have even sweetened the deal for this course by adding a free full hour of private coaching and a couple of extra exercises to assist you to achieve a positive state of mind any time you desire and attract more money. I know many of you can use that right now.

 I took $49.00 off of the original price and added the private coaching and extra exercises. You won’t want to miss this six week series. It will never be offered this low again.  While the economy is recovering I want to do my part to help as many people as I can.  This program will assist you with confidence, motivation, and clarity.

Here is my web site link to the course: http://www.beinloveagain.com/Tele-classes.html

 

Conscious Living ~ Journey to Self Discovery

6-Week Tele-Class             
                                  
Take the Blinders Off and See Your Life Clearly

                                                            

Embark on the most important journey of your life – a journey of self-discovery. Being clear on who you are and what you want will empower you to make choices that are in alignment with your dreams and goals.

Where: on the phone, in the comfort of your home or office.

In this 6-week series you will:

• Discover your values and how they drive your decisions. Learn what is and is not in alignment with you. Knowing this is powerful. Learn how to let go of limiting beliefs and habits that don’t allow you to reach your goals.
• Decide how to get your needs met without hurting those you love.
• Find your unique life purpose and life vision. Knowing this creates a synergistic effect to move you forward.
• Explore the power of your personality traits so you can make conscious choices.
• Create a step-by-step action packed goal chart for each goal and dream. Knowing what your action steps propel you faster toward your goal.
• Bonus: a positive state of mind & attract more money exercise.
• And much, much more!

How the conference calls work:

• 6-interactive telephone coaching sessions with Coach Judith and other like-minded women.
• You will be connected on a bridge line that allows everyone to be on the same phone line.
• Meet weekly for a 90-minute tele-class.
• Take turns being coached. You will learn a great deal listening to others.
• E-mail between sessions to clarify material and celebrate your wins.
• Electronic Workbook (62 pages)
• BONUS: ONE FREE HOUR PRIVATE PHONE COACHING (anytime during the 6-weeks)

 

When: 6 Wednesday evenings, Nov.7,- Dec. 12 2012, 7:00PM-8:30PM (Eastern Time)
                
    OR:  6 Wednesday afternoons, Nov.7,- Dec. 12 2012, 12:00-1:30pm (Eastern time)

 Both classes will run the same day!

Your investment:Early Bird Paid before Oct. 31 $197.00  $148.00 After Nov.1 $197.00

A great value...each call is only $8.00 because you receive an hour of private Coaching Valued at $100.00


Having this knowledge can help you with your relationships, your career, even your abundance. Understanding yourself and how you move in the world can assist you to make better choices and live a life you love.

You can register by sending Judith an email at Judith@beinloveagain.com

Or use pay pal by going here!

 

By Judith Geiger

Be in Love Again Coach

5 Easy Ways to Uplift Your Spirit ~ Week 5

Choose to Be Happy to Uplift Your Spirit

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.”

John Pierpont Morgan

 

This quote says it all…happiness is a choice. I was witness to this truth this past weekend after I woke in an unusually bad mood. I was feeling sorry for myself because of some recent events and I was falling into a real funk. Has this ever happened to you? It is an old pattern of mine that happens much less often now that I have chosen happiness in my life, yet every once in a while it will raise its ugly head for me to deal with.

A couple of times that morning my husband asked “what is wrong with you?” I simply told him I was in a bad mood. He left quietly! One thing I know that often helps me to feel better is to get into motion. No sitting around for me letting it get worse. So I started cleaning. Kitchen first, it was so shiny I could see my reflection in the appliances. Hummm…no better! I moved on to my African Grey parrots room. This is always a challenging job that leaves me feeling satisfied. Not today. It was clean as a whistle and I still felt down. Thinking about this for a minute I realized that I had not consciously chosen to be happy. Right then with my new awareness I declared out loud, “Today I CHOOSE to be happy!”

In about five minutes the phone rang and it was my daughter asking us to come over later for dinner. I heard myself answer in a cheerful voice, “We would love to come.”  After hanging up the phone I wondered what my voice would have sounded like a few minutes earlier and would I have agreed to go? I could actually feel my energy shifting with my declaration to be happy. Moments later my husband came into my office and asked if I would like to go with him and our dog for a long walk in the woods. Since I know this is one of my greatest pleasures I said yes, then I said yes to a chat with him under our favorite shade tree and a long horseback ride. By the time I was ready for dinner at my daughter’s my funk was completely gone. All because I chose to be happy and then took action to make it so.

How to choose to be happy!

• Declare your intention to be happy! Out loud if possible, if not then to yourself. You can hang these words, “I choose to be happy today” on the mirror with a post-it note. This will serve as a reminder through your day.
• Get up and get moving. This will start shifting your energy. You want to move the stale energy out of your body. Movement, when possible, is a great way to move toward happiness. My favorite quick trick to feeling better is to go outside and walk in the grass bare footed. This will help to ground you in the now, so you can let go of worry.
• Do something you love. It does not matter what it is. Walk your dog, paint a picture, or put on some of your favorite music and dance.  Try finding a local Yoga class or practice on your own. Yoga is great for shifting energy.
• Close your day with your gratitude journal. This will assist you to wake up ready to choose happiness again tomorrow.

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”  Dalai Lama

Happiness is a choice. What do you choose?

By Judith Geiger

Be in Love Again Coach

5 Easy Ways to Uplift Your Spirit ~ Week 4

Let Your Spirit Soar

This is week four of exploring ways to uplift your spirit.

“There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Is your soul cheerful? I used to believe all souls were happy and full of cheer. Lately I have come to realize it is something we need to nurture. Let’s play a bit with the idea that you hold the power of your soul’s happiness. Close your eyes for a second and imagine you are holding a conversation with your soul. Ask it what it needs to be cheerful. Wait quietly for an answer.  Did you get a word, or perhaps an image? There may have been nothing at all. No matter, it is all perfect. If you didn’t get a word or an impression, then make something up. Ask yourself this magic question, “If I knew what made my soul happy, what might it be?”

Now take what you either made up or the inner impression you got and begin to do whatever it was. Perhaps you saw yourself writing a book, with your soul’s help of course. Maybe it was a child’s book with colorful illustrations. Or you might have been practicing ballet, tap or contemporary dance.  I know without a doubt that my soul loves it when my body gets up and moves, such as, when I go hiking, or take a yoga class, even dancing delights my soul. It simply wants to be active.

Your soul might love to meditate or learn something new? Maybe your soul longs for a closer spiritual union. Think outside of the box here. In other words let’s color way outside the lines when we try to discover what makes your soul cheerful.

Play around with ideas until you feel deep inside what your soul longs for. Make it happen. I find when I think about making my soul happy versus making me happy there is a whole new dynamic. It feels so much more powerful and necessary to make my soul happy. It becomes a responsibility of sorts.

So all excuses be gone…start today.  Uplift your spirit by taking the time to do what your soul loves to do! Feel the delight grow inside of you…let your spirit soar!!!

By Judith Geiger

Be in Love Again Coach

5 Easy Ways to Uplift Your Spirit ~ Week 3

Don’t Discount Gratitude

Article after article has been written about gratitude.  To the point that I believe people simply bypass gratitude articles to look for something new, something fresh.  But wait, stop and think about why so many people write and talk about gratitude. It is because it WORKS!

Gratitude is your first step in the Law of Attraction. The more time you spend being grateful the more the universe will show up and prove you are right. You will suddenly have more and more to be grateful for.

A recent example from my own life happened just this week. I wrote in detail, with an open heart, how grateful I was for my life on facebook. A little later I walked into my kitchen for lunch and sitting on my counter were 12 red roses in a pretty clear vase. My husband, for no particular reason, bought them and left them for me to find. The more I open my heart to gratitude, the more I find to be grateful for. It is a win-win situation!

Another example is from a client. I was working with a young man recently and I asked him how he had developed such a good sense of what he had and what he wanted to develop further in his life. He told me how much his gratitude journal had helped him. He only wrote two things each day he was grateful for and it changed his life.

Are you ready to change your life? If yes, then let’s begin.

• Chose your gratitude journal with care. Buy one that delights you. Or make your own out of a notebook. You can add photos or draw pictures on the front. It should inspire you to use it each time you see it. I had my clients make their own journal in a retreat once and I was surprised recently to see years later they still had them. Make your journal that kind of meaningful.
• Either when you first get up or just before bed is the best time to write in your journal. You will be more focused and open to gratitude. Simply list 2-10 things you are grateful for. Try very hard not to list the same things. You really want to go deep here. Dig for things you are grateful for that you take for granted or have not thought of in a long time. Such as a long hot shower, electricity, or the soft breathing sounds of your children sleeping.
• Get others involved. You can start a gratitude chain. Get a few friends you trust with your inner life and send your gratitude list to one of them each day by email. Then have that person send theirs to a different friend and so on. All this gratitude hitting inboxes is bound to stir up some positive energy. You can also simply do an email exchange with one other person. I did this for a couple of years with a woman I never met. It was very powerful.
• Don’t stop.  We all live busy hectic lives, but I am sure you can at least find time to write down two things a day you are grateful for. It just might have a bigger effect on your life than you can even imagine.

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." - Thornton Wilder

 By Judith Geiger

Be in Love Again Coach

5 Easy Ways to Uplift Your Spirit ~ Week 2

 

Last week we talked about how you can inspire yourself and uplift your life using your quote jar.

I hope some of you tried it. If you are like most, you probably thought it
was a good idea. Then you filed the idea away in your brain to do later.

Although easy it did have several steps. I know you are busy so today we will look at a way
to uplift your spirit that only takes a few moments. This is one of my favorites!

 

Second way to uplift and inspire your life

Bookshelf

• Bring to mind something you are concerned about. It can be in the form of a question or
  simply a thought about what you would like to have different in your life.
• Approach a shelf of books (at home, in a library or bookstore).
• Bring to mind your concern and set a mental intention to get an answer that will uplift and
  inspire you.
• Choose your book with your intuition.
• Open the book you chose to a random page and let your eyes run down the page until you feel compelled to stop. Read the paragraph or sentence that feels right.
• Take time to let the words sink in. Was there a message for you? If so, you might want to journal your thoughts and see if more ideas surface.

I used this exercise just now with this thought in mind: “How can I better serve my coaching
clients?”

I chose the book titled Find Your Courage by Margie Warrell. The section I read was from page 176 “When you find yourself thinking “It’s just impossible to do z,” start to say “I know there is a way to
do z. I just have not found it yet. But I will….

The message for me here is to hold the vision for my clients that they can do z, even when they can’t see it yet! But I already do that, so what might the deeper message be? Perhaps it is to know that I can also do z!

By
Judith Geiger

Be in Love Again Coach