Get into the Vortex w/ Abraham-Hicks Live Event Quotes
In Feb 2010, I went to another live event w/ Abraham-Hicks – it was enlightening and jam-packed full of excellent quotes and uplifting discussion as usual. Each quote below can be positively dwelled upon for hours; enjoy! To read the 2 posts I wrote from last year’s event, check out:
http://ediblegoddess.com/?p=58
http://ediblegoddess.com/?p=59
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It’s not possible to be in the middle of a life problem without standing in the middle of a life solution.
You never accomplish anything when you are in pain.
Any discussion about what holds you outside of the vortex holds you outside of the vortex.
Dis-ease = Practicing discord more than allowing.
If life has given you an illness, life has already given you perfect health.
Well-being is the basis of this Universe.
A healer has to know that the potential for wellness must be greater than their patients/clients illness. See them unequivocally well.
Choose to move from overwhelm to EASE and FLOW.
Illness is about mood, it’s an attitude.
Tune yourself to the sweetness of life.
You have to see what’s not able to be seen, see it as you want to see it.
The more you focus on purpose, the better it gets.
Being in the Vortex, means being resistant-free.
Love is holding someone in the image of their highest good.
You have to decide that you want to feel good and then you’ll feel good.
Destiny is of thriving and wellness, and you are carving out the details along your path.
Timing is how long it takes your to get out of the resistance.
Stop commenting and facing ‘reality’.
Feel it, know it, and then it has to be.
Is There Inner Conflict In The Raw Food Movement?
While standard Americans are arguing over what chunk of the cow/pig/chicken is tastiest or healthiest, or if fish is really considered meat, those of us in the raw food movement have conflicting opinions as well and aren’t afraid to communicate them. This post is not a direct response to a recent Facebook attack on me (and other living Superfoodists), but one where I would like to openly share my perception about the behind the scenes of this immensely bright movement that is sweeping the world. We ARE growing (thank heavens) and therefore so are the (unnecessary) bashings. While some may not be ‘bashings’ – some are, against people, against certain foods, and who knows what else.
I am of the belief that to create the paradise on Earth that the raw foodists desire, there needs to be more acceptance of everyone outside of themselves. Placing judgment on others can be easy to do if their choices are different than ours, but does it really get us anywhere? NO. Does it make us feel right? Could be, but that’s a lame excuse to judge. Does it make us superior or better than someone else? Of course not. But… although it’s presence is relatively small, the conflicting energy is still present.
This list is extensive and I’m sure there’s more, but just because… (read below) does not make person A better than person B (or B better than A).
they eat handfuls of bananas a day and someone else feels their hybridized and super high glycemic and won’t touch them…
they eat only fruit and someone else thinks that’s the most depleted diet of all…
they follow a diet that calculates percentages and someone else thinks that’s total insanity to count anything…
they eat only fruits and vegetables and someone else chooses to also eat nuts, seeds, salt, algae, or seaweeds…
they eat only fresh fruit and someone else eats frozen fruit w/ a possibility of less nutrients…
they like to juice their produce and someone else thinks juice is sugar water…
they drink their fresh juice alone and someone else adds a green powder to it…
they drink distilled water and someone else harvests their own spring water…
they take tinctures of ant extract and deer antler and someone else thinks it’s gross and toxic…
they eat only food that grows out of their garden and someone else buys from their local co-op or grocery store…
they eat agave nectar and think it’s low glycemic and someone else thinks it processes like high fructose corn syrup…
they feel that raw chocolate (cacao) is detrimental or toxic to health and someone else feels it contains therapeutic amounts of minerals & neurotransmitter chemicals, and can be used like a tonic…
they eat all raw fruits and vegetables and someone else eats and thrives on raw Superfoods…
We, as the most progressive people on the planet, must come together and SUPPORT each other no matter where we are on the journey! Who cares if your friend (in-person or online) eats food that you don’t? Who cares if they thrive on foods that you are totally against? What does it matter? When we KNOW what is right for our body, it’s easy to say it would be the same for someone else. I’m paid to do this in my nutrition strategy sessions with clients, but that is people asking for the vast amount of information that will allow THEM to make the best choice that is right for them.
This is so easy: if you don’t believe something you hear, or it doesn’t resonate with you, let it go! There’s no need to retaliate or criticize, no matter how right you think you are. And if you don’t like what I say, then don’t read this.
#1 GUIDELINE for lifestyle changes: Listen only to those who are achieving the results that you want for yourself. Our bodies change over time, so find someone who you admire now, mimic their actions, and you’ll get what they have – and then adapt as you grow and your choices change (which seems to happen as the years pass). Choose wisely though, because if you diligently follow what a truly successful (raw) foodie does, you’ll very likely create that reality for yourself (then celebrate!). When I sold my raw Superfood skincare line, I’d honestly say, If you don’t think I have beautiful skin – don’t buy my products!
#2 GUIDELINE: Stand up for what you believe and don’t let someone make you feel as though you are ‘wrong’ – you are exactly where you need to be, right now (even if it changes later). I find that when I listen to those who say things with conviction, I get the best results… likely because it is those who are strong in their stance (and full of vitality and invincible health), that have reached the level of health that most people only dream of.
Come together… don’t bridge yourself… stop the judgment and name-calling, make friends, not enemies… and love that each of us is individual and that is what makes us all beautiful and perfect – just as we are. Act as though peace and love emanate everywhere and that it was our acceptance of one another that brought us to this beautiful paradise!
The Art of Allowing Workshop; Abraham-Hicks, Part 2
The moment the girl in the pink sweatshirt (and I’m calling her this because I didn’t get her name, even though we did speak later on) poured out her emotions, I KNEW she was the reason I was there. Here’s why. I had been feeling some doubt about the change of the name of my blog from the Healing Raw Beauty Blog to Edible Goddess even though I’ve received amazing support and feedback about it. I had concerns that people would assume I was referring to myself as the Edible Goddess, when really what I am trying to do here is empower others to feel good about themselves via what you put in your mouth and on your skin. That’s right, empowerment through raw Superfoods and raw edible beauty, and education based upon the non-sugar-coated (no milk-toast as some friends would say) truth, which seems to be lacking among some health care practitioners.
And so, we all sat there watching this sweet girl bare her heart searching for a way to feel better. I want to feel good, she was saying. I want to feel good about myself. Every single woman (and man) in that audience could relate, and I know this without having even spoken to any of them about this. Who doesn’t want to feel comfortable in their own skin? Don’t we all desire to feel like we’re enough? Yet, whose standards are we living by… someone else’s, or our own critical minds? And why aren’t we all the most ridiculously happy people on the planet always having the best day ever? Well, I agree w/ what Abraham says: Make peace with where you are… and maybe we’ll get there.
I’ve been super fortunate to have come to the level of self-love that I think escapes many. Edible Goddess is the platform for which I share what I’ve learned through life experience, self-study of raw foods, Superfoods, and raw beauty, along with the material of those who’ve paved the way and are truly happy in their life. My intention is that others see the potential within themselves and all the possibilities that actually exist.
After a short break to mingle in the lobby and scurry to find additional books and materials offered at nice discounts, I decided I had no choice but to go over and tell her how fantastic she was for bravely sitting in the hot seat and what I took from it. I gave her my website in hopes she would have the chance to read over this story and come to know the impact she’s had on refining my mission in life and therefore thousands of others to come. Thank you immensely girl… if you are reading this, just know that you are perfect as you are! We all want to feel self-appreciation, you just happen to be the one to bring it to our attention in a most powerful way.
I no longer have any doubts whatsoever that this was the right move for this blog and business name change and am actually feeling quite proud that I’m taking this on. Being pure on the inside and outside is a major accomplishment, certainly isn’t always easy, yet the rewards are beyond what could be described with words. There’s a whole new meaning to mind, body, and soul/spirit after living what I now call the Raw Superfood Edible Goddess Lifestyle. My previous business name/company, Organic Healing, and the Healing Raw Beauty Blog has merged and is now Edible Goddess.
The Art of Allowing Workshop; Abraham-Hicks, Part 1
Two weeks ago, I was blessed enough to go to the Art of Allowing workshop with Abraham-Hicks. I’d heard about it months ago that Jerry & Esther were coming to Seattle and I jumped on the chance to see this event in person. I had written it in my datebook and could have sworn I bought a ticket, only to realize literally the night before the event at about midnight when I thought to confirm and print out the email receipt that I couldn’t find it anywhere. Had I not bought the ticket? Guess not… and in my excitement, I must’ve somehow let it slip by as time passed.
And so I went anyway, knowing that I was meant to be there, for whatever reason I did not yet know, but knowing it was going to be big – I mean this is an in-person experience with the material I’ve been feverishly studying since February! They couldn’t find my proof of paid purchase and so I paid the extra to get in because at that point I didn’t care what it cost. All I wanted was to get in and felt lucky to even get standing room (all of this was happening within 5 mins of the start of the event!). How did the super-tall usher manage to get me a seat then in the 4th row, directly center of the stage? Manifestation baby…
It began as all the CD’s do, with Esther quieting her mind and allowing Abraham to come through. The energy of the room was quiet after the hundreds of people stopped chatting, sat in their seats and awaited the answers they came for. The first person to be called upon (which is the coolest thing ever how it’s done, with Esther pointing ‘over here’, and dozens standing, and that 1 person knowing it’s them that’s being called to the ‘hot seat’, which was literally taped & secured to the floor) was the girl in the pink sweatshirt.
She began overly enthusiastic about her new understanding of the Abraham-Hicks material and the revelations that lifted the cloud of her previous thinking. Due to the audio CD’s and reading the books, her perspectives had seemed to change for the positive, with just 1 aspect still needing great work. She spoke about her desire as an actress and her frustrating encounters with those in the position who made the decision that she was not ever right (thin enough, beautiful enough, perfect enough) for the roles she auditioned for. What did she need to do to not only get the parts, but also to recognize these unrealistic ideals, and to accept herself just as she was?
A very difficult feat seeing as though acting is an industry that picks you apart and strips you down, making you feel as though you are not enough, from where you currently stand. I know I was not the only one in that audience looking at this beautiful girl in the pink sweatshirt thinking these ‘superiors’ were crazy for not hiring her! She exuded such initial confidence until she expressed her heartfelt pain rooted in outside judgment. Her inner and external beauty absolutely could not be denied. How could they make her feel any less and why was she even listening to these people? I was disgusted with these people for making her feel this way and sob tears of disappointment in herself in front of hundreds of us, our unfamiliar faces.
Abraham pulled to the core of the issue… what was the emotion that she was feeling? She said disappointment. Frustration. Dissipated hope. Anger. Minutes later, Abraham knew these just scratched the surface. Give us more. What really describes the way you’re feeling? SELF-HATRED, SELF-LOATHING. My heart sank when she said this and I felt the energy in the room shift to even more overwhelming compassion. I wanted to run up and give this girl the biggest hug ever as she wiped her tears, showing no fear, just deeply yearning for self-acceptance.
TO BE CONTINUED… (soon, I promise!)
