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I want to share with you an understanding that I have been deeply focusing on in my life for the past few years. Recently many people coming in for healing at my clinic have been reporting that they are experiencing very rapid changes in their lives. I hear tales of electronics breaking down, cars needing repair, old thought forms becoming obvious, shadows needing to be dealt with, and relationships suddenly ending. It sure feels as though rapid change is upon us.

I am sending out a call in these rapidly changing times for each of us to reflect deeply on our highest mission in life, our calling, and to walk the talk.

Are you called to help the growing environmental problems we face? Walk the talk. Are you called to help assist people in their personal evolution? Walk the talk. Are you called to teach or be a great parent? Walk the talk.

In any field, in any facet of life, we can make our own unique contribution by speaking our inner truth. What have you realized in your spiritual life and are you living that truth on a daily basis? What is the deepest understanding you have achieved in life? Are you living that by acting on it?

If you are having trouble knowing what your purpose in life is, spend some time this weekend thinking about three fundamental questions:

1. Who am I?
2. Why am I here?
3. What am I doing about it?

Are you sharing your passion with the world? Are you sharing your unique gifts? The world won’t wait forever. Jump in and feel the profound inner strength that comes from knowing who you are and what you stand for.

My personal mission statement goes like this:

Through the grace of God the purpose of my life is to serve all that I am blessed to serve by living wonder, integrity, compassion, humor and joy.

Spend some time writing out your personal mission statement and let that be a guiding star for your life’s path. If you need help in this, send me an email and we can schedule you for a coaching session.

One my missions is to provide superior nutritional products that help the mind and body to function in an optimal state. Our matcha helps the mind to relax and remain calm. Because matcha is so calming, it is the beverage of choice for meditation and relaxation. If you have not tried it, I highly recommend you do so.

To order the finest organic matcha green tea in the world at an affordable price just click here.

James Whittle is a healer, a practitioner of energy medicine, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine: www.blueridgeclinic.com, a sought after speaker in alternative and complementary medicine, a writer, and the founder of two companies: for the finest organic matcha green tea in the world visit: www.living-qi.com, to learn about losing weight with Chinese medicine and controlling blood sugar and sugar cravings visit: www.tcmnutra.com

©James Whittle, All Rights Reserved, 2009.

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A young Native American with a notoriously bad attitude was once taken into the desert by a wisdom teacher who would soon become his mentor. This wise old medicine woman could see that the young man was falling into the abyss of drug abuse, self hatred and self destruction. She had the young man create a circle of stones about 6 feet in diameter. She then told him to stand inside the center of the circle. Over the next hour she walked him through each direction, north, east, south, west, and explained the beings, both internal and external that the young man would meet as he faced outward to the world.

“But notice something”, she said, “no matter which direction you face, or who you are facing, you are always first and foremost in relationship with yourself, you can turn to face every new direction, but you are always still standing inside the circle of your own being. This is why the most important thing in life is to develop a healthy relationship to your self. As you love yourself first, then you are able to give love and respect to all beings. Self hatred is the cause of hatred of others.”

That young man went on to become a widely respected Artist, Author and Wisdom teacher in his own right. His name is Hyemeyohsts Storm.

Meditation can be an extremely powerful tool for peering into the world of your inner thoughts and understanding how we talk to ourselves inside our minds. As you may know we are constantly running thoughts, images and even songs through our minds (who has not been crazily annoyed by a wayward song on the brain?).

One of the purposes of meditation is to clearly see this “internal dialogue” and to asses whether your thoughts and inner feelings are benefiting you and your life or stifling your possibilities. Imagine being able to immediately notice that annoying song you can’t stop singing and replace it with a positive affirmation or even a peaceful silence. Such is the power of meditation.

Many ancient cultures have the saying “the mind makes the human.” And “As you think so you are.”

Think about this deeply for the day, observe how you talk to yourself in your mind. See if you can be your own best coach inside your head. I have found that I need to be extremely diligent and observant of my mind to see through old patterns and conditioning.

One of the things that has been tremendously helpful to me is taking an integrated approach to health. When I am in great shape, walking everyday and lifting weights, my meditation gets very deep and a natural confidence and positivity arise effortlessly. My qigong practice then also deepens and I feel full of energy love and compassion for myself and others.

One thing is for sure, being your own best coach requires you to take action and to believe you can get back in control of your life especially if you are feeling depressed, anxious or overwhelmed. But the rewards for that action will be deeper peace, satisfaction and confidence.

Developing you inner coach means being your own best friend, pushing yourself to persist in the face of difficulties, and daring to dream big and live your dreams. Think of one thing you would love to do or achieve in this lifetime and use the voice of the inner coach to begin plotting your way to get there…the journey is what you make it and your inner voice will determine what you can achieve.

To order the finest organic matcha green tea in the world at an affordable price just click here.

James Whittle is a healer, a practitioner of energy medicine, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine: www.blueridgeclinic.com, a sought after speaker in alternative and complementary medicine, a writer, and the founder of two companies: for the finest organic matcha green tea in the world visit: www.living-qi.com, to learn about losing weight with Chinese medicine and controlling blood sugar and sugar cravings visit: www.tcmnutra.com

©James Whittle, All Rights Reserved, 2009.

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Thoughts run through the mind, all the time.  Consider observing them, as they arise.  Watch your mind, and see how some thoughts are benefiting you, and how some are doing you harm. For example, a negative thought can immediately cause stress hormones to be released into the bloodstream. In the ancient traditions, it was said, “the mind makes the human.” If you think of the mind as a garden, then you will know that the garden of the mind needs to be weeded. Weeding the garden of the mind means seeing our negative thoughts clearly, and over time, replacing them with more productive and fruitful thoughts that are in alignment with our goals and dreams. By taking time to observe your mind, you can notice the patterns of your internal dialogue, or how you talk to yourself, mentally.

We wrote a newsletter recently called “Be Your Own Best Coach”, and we described the process by which you can learn to talk to yourself, in such a way as to enable yourself to achieve your dreams and goals. Start small, with one negative thought, in any area of your life: family, finances, relationships, hobbies, self-care. Notice a thought pattern that does not serve you, and make an affirmation to replace the negative thought. For instance, if you have trouble creating abundance and financial independence, you may have an underlying thought like: “money is the root of all evil.” You could replace that thought with “Abundance is ever present in me, and I use my abundance and money to serve the world.”

Again, all you need to do is choose one negative thought from the garden of the mind, and plant the seed for a new thought-form to emerge.  You will be amazed at the results.

One of the reasons that I started the Living Qi company was to provide superior nutritional products that help the mind and body to function in an optimal state. Our matcha helps the mind to relax and remain calm. Because matcha is so calming, it is the beverage of choice for meditation and relaxation. If you have not tried it, I highly recommend you do so.

To order the finest organic matcha green tea in the world at an affordable price just click here.

James Whittle is a healer, a practitioner of energy medicine, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine: www.blueridgeclinic.com, a sought after speaker in alternative and complementary medicine, a writer, and the founder of two companies: for the finest organic matcha green tea in the world visit: www.living-qi.com, to learn about losing weight with Chinese medicine and controlling blood sugar and sugar cravings visit: www.tcmnutra.com

©James Whittle, All Rights Reserved, 2009.

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