What Are You Thankful For?

Yesterday, my oldest daughter came home from school with a homework assignment to create a list of things she is thankful for. We sat down together and for about 2 hours and we came up with 224 things!!! It was a wonderful assignment as it created a cherished memory between the both of us. Afterward we proceeded to spend the rest of the evening sharing chores around the house with an incredible feeling of lightness and joy. It’s amazing how taking the time to acknowledge the things that you are grateful for can be so heart opening!

As we approach the USA holiday of Thanksgiving, we are reminded to give thanks by reflecting on the things in life that we are grateful for. Although we are in the midst of planetary struggle and economic strife, it has become ever more important to maintain an attitude of gratitude each day, in every moment as much as possible, in order to maintain a sense of balance as we move through these intensely changing times.

I invite you to create some time over the next day or two to connect with the center of your heart. Find a quiet spot to relax your mind and body so your awareness can gently enter into the spacious stillness of your heart’s center. We can better assist this process by creating a list of all the things we are grateful for before sitting down to meditate. When we commit our thoughts to paper by writing them down, we create a space for our heart’s intelligence to emerge. At first you may think of just a few things that you are grateful for. Eventually that list will continue to build until gratitude effortlessly flows out of you like a river onto your paper. Now your thoughts are captured, recorded, and anchored into physical shape and form. This list can act as a focal point that serves to carry you through any adversities you may be facing, or when you lose sight of the things that truly hold the most meaning in your life, or when you feel lost in the dark, or stuchttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifk in the mud. You can also hold this list in your hands as you meditate upon your heart to help keep you focused on your intention.

SO HERE IS THE CHALLENGE!!!.....

Email me your Thankful Lists and I will place everyone’s names that enter into a drawing and one winner will receive a FREE 30 minute Transformational Coaching Session. Send your lists to illuminedartgirl@yahoo.com

First and foremost, I AM Thankful for the gift of life and my 4 daughters, my family and friends, my clients and students, and ALL of the Members of Our Beloved Creathttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifing Intentions Community “Get Out of Your Mind, Get Into Your Heart”. www.creatingintentions.com/membersite

I sincerely feel so very honored and blessed to have the daily opportunity to share with you all of the things that inspire me and fill me with a deep sense of passion and joy.
At this time, I would also like to extend a special offer to you!!!.... If you book a Transformational Coaching Session before Friday, November 25, I will offer you the low rate of just $35.00 for a 60 minute session (normally $60.00). To book an appointment, send me an email at illuminedartgirl@yahoo.com

Have a lovely Thanksgiving Weekend!

May ALL of Your Intentions BE Fulfilled!
Abundant Blessings,
Elizabeth Diamond

11-11-11....What Is Does This Mean???

Be Willing to Exercise Your Personal Creative Potential!

The time is NOW! The opportunity is here. If you have an inner sense that you are destined for greatness or intuitively feel that you have the ability to create positive change, this IS your moment. Powerful light frequencies are moving through the earth’s atmosphere beginning on 11-11-11 through 11-22-11. These intense waves of light energy, unseen to the physical eye, are penetrating the subtle energy fields of our human bodies. Our bodies have never before been exposed to frequencies of light with this degree of intensity since our evolution on this planet. This light energy is pushing outdated thought and behavioral patterns to the surface. It is surfacing negativity, disharmony, and dis-ease to be released for good.

We can take advantage of this opportunity to ground these high frequencies of light into our energy fields, our physical bodies, and our way of life. When we willingly tune into these light energies, our heart centers awaken to the presence of our One True Self and our inner spiritual light. This realization allows us to consciously contribute to the amount of Light being projected into the world today.

All of the number 1’s in 11-11-11 remind us to be ONE. One with each another. One with Nature. One with Mother Earth. To be at peace. To just BE.

You can begin by tuning into a sense of oneness by focusing on your heart center. When you focus your awareness here, an inner sense of your unlimited creative potential awakens. As you gradually perceive your hearts presence, your heart grows and expands into an empowering loving sensation of oneness and connectedness to all life. A deep inner knowing begins to surface into your conscious awareness of the infinite possibilities lying dormant within you. All of a sudden you are illumined from the inside out. As you step into the realization of your true authentic Self, you are filled with light. Now it is time to just BE You. To BE ONE with the Real YOU, your True Self. To let YOU shine, to let YOU radiate the glory of your ONENESS. As you radiate the joy of your sense of ONENESS, you become so full of light that inspiration fills you to the core, so much so you feel compelled to act, to creatively express yourselves in powerful and positive ways.

This is your opportunity to tune into this unprecedented influx of light, to allow the intense frequencies of light BEing made available to you NOW on 11-11-11 to lift your spirits, to raise your vibration, to release any limited perspectives, to dissolve the weight of any unwanted patterns, to claim your victory into the ascension of higher states of consciousness and BEing AND to feel the love, the freedom and the joy that you are craving and are so worthy of experiencing.

May You Come to Know and Experience the Splendor of Your Truest Self!

© Elizabeth Diamond. All Rights Reserved 2011

BE FREE To Create Like A Child!

Have you ever felt the delicious sensation of creating with pure freedom? Do you know what it feels like to have the courage to try new things, to experiment, to take risks, to fool around, to play, have fun, to completely be yourself while making a mess in the process? Do you know the joy of allowing the flow of creativity to move through you as it inspires you to create according to what feels good to you? Do you create in this way?

I am not just speaking about creating a piece of art, writing poetry, performing a series of dance movements, or any other activity that one would consider a right brain function. I am speaking about infusing creativity, a quality of consciousness into everything you do. Our very essence is creative, our very essence is free.

Something happens to us as we mature into adulthood. Our creative essence becomes ridged, restrained, structured. All of a sudden there is so much fear around our creative works. We judge ourselves, we compare ourselves to others, we doubt our creative abilities, we feel an incessant need to try and be perfect and if we are not perfect, we either beat ourselves up or give up completely. In order to solve this dilemma we seek out other people’s techniques, guidelines, and structures. We look to others that we deem are credible experts to show us how to create. Then once again we find ourselves adhering to the rules, afraid to step outside of the box to add our own unique flare or touch for fear of looking foolish. Oftentimes we are programmed with the core belief that if we don’t follow the standards set in place, if we don’t adhere to others expectations of us then our integrity becomes flawed in some way. We have a core fear that we will lose the respect of others or even ourselves.

To be truly creative is to just let go and have fun, to make up our own rules as we go along, to move forward in our own unique direction. When we begin to experiment and take risks and travel in a direction that has never before been explored, we learn, we grow, we begin to feel vitally alive. This is the rich reward of being truly creative.

When we strictly follow other people’s paths, structures, or techniques, we actually recreate what has already been created. We are not infusing the aliveness of our soul’s unique expression into what we are doing.

How can we create freely once again without the ridged restraints of the mind?

“View the World with Child-Like Eyes”

Learn to tap into your inner child once again to taste the freedom of your pure creative origins. Imagine feeling the thrilling sensations of living in the moment, engaging all of your five senses as you give your full attention to whatever it is that you are doing. Imagine that you have no preconceived ideas or notions as to how you are supposed to do something. The path has not yet been forged. No ideals to follow. What would you do? How would you go about creating yourself?

Our soul wants to leave its mark in the world through its own personal expression, to create something that has never been created before…yes?

When we are born into this world, we all contain the same potential to become great creators. As a young child, we burst with delight at the slightest expression of love, beauty, and affection. Remember what it was like to live in the moment experiencing things in our external environment for the very first time. Did you get messy? Did you listen to the rules? Were you trying to be perfect?

The memory of our youth is recorded within our cellular memory. When we create the time to dwell in the memory of our childhood pleasures, we are capable of activating deep insights into the true nature of our creative origin. The quality of consciousness that we resided in as a young child before we were taught to adhere to the rules, before we were taught to rationalize our need for perfection, before we were taught to adhere to the things that society values such as power, money, recognition, before we were taught to compete with one another, will once again flood our awareness.

When you wake up to the realization of your innate creative talents and once again view the world through the eyes of your inner child, you will see love, joy, beauty, celebration everywhere. Your inner capacity to create with freedom will be released. Experience once again the thrill of being vitality alive. This is your core essence. The quality of this sensation is present within you and available to you in every moment. It may have gone dormant for the time being, but it is waiting to be released. We are born creators who have temporarily forgotten our true nature. It takes courage to activate our natural creative expression. You will have to step outside the box. You will have to step outside of what is familiar and comfortable. You will have to take risks but you can learn to play once again and you will be free. The rich quality of this experience will make the journey worth it in the end.

Remember there is no right or wrong way. There is just one way…to be free. Keep on messing around, keep on messing up until your discover your unique flare! Let go of your attachment to the rules…try not to adhere to strict guidelines…release your inner desire to be perfect…you already are! When you create from your soul’s deepest expression all of your creative products contain an essence of the divine. Release your soul into what whatever it is that you are doing….whatever it is that you are creating. Then you are truly creating something new, then you are leaving your mark on the world

©2011 Elizabeth Diamond. All Rights Reserved.

LOVE is the KEY!

Happy New Year! I hope your year is off to a magnificent start! There is a great wave of momentum that ushers in a new year that we can use to our advantage. I wanted to share with you some words of wisdom and a few self-empowerment resources that can help to inspire, support and guide you to reap the blessings of all of your desired intentions, goals and dreams!

Love is the source of all life. When we strive to make love the foundation for all of our choices, we embark on a journey of self-discovery. As we travel through a never ending process of becoming, we awaken to deeper realizations of who we truly are at the core. Setting the intention to make it our primary focus to connect with the source of our inner divine nature, we return to the knowing of the one true source, the source of all life. The heart is the doorway that bridges heaven and earth. Paying attention to love, thinking loving thoughts, feeling love throughout every pore of our being allows us to fully embody our unlimited potential to radiate the highest vibration possible and it is available to you….right here in this moment. Choose love! Be an expression of love right now…. make it the basis for all of your choices today!

Every morning when I wake up, I consciously tune into my inner source. The above passage is the wisdom that surfaced into my awareness as I gentle rose to greet this day. I intuitively feel that 2011 is all about awakening to the deeper wisdom of the heart. When we reside in this loving sacred space we become crystal clear about who we really are and our purpose in life. Developing heart centeredness in which we consciously live, breathe and create from this space allows us to maintain our peace, strength and grace in the midst of chaos or uncertainty. The more we dwell in the love that is present in our heart the more we feel more vitally alive, emotionally balanced, psychologically stable, and compelled to express our truth authentic selves into the word through divinely inspired action.

I would like to invite you to become a member of our beloved community “Get Out of Your Mind, Get Into Your Heart!”

Right now I am offering a 2 Week Free Trial Membership that will give you immediate access to hours and hours of our recorded group coaching calls, guided meditations, intentional scrapbooking tutorials, and a wide variety of other self-empowerment tools. I am going to be making this offer available to you until the 18th of this month.

http://www.creatingintentions.com/membersite/

Starting in February, we will be focusing on getting clear about our purpose in life, identifying our unique strengths, talents and passions and putting them to use in the world in some way so that we begin to live with a deeper sense of purpose and meaning.

I would like to recommend 2 wonderful books being released today!

Marci Shimoff’s “Love For No Reason”
http://www.thelovebook.com

The breakthrough approach in this book will help you reset your "love set point" as easily as you reset a thermostat. You'll automatically turn up the heat on giving, receiving -- and accepting -- more love and abundant blessings in your life. You'll be able to:
• Open your heart fully and experience deep love from the inside, even in the midst of challenges.
• Enjoy more fulfilling relationships with others AND with yourself.
• Turn off your body's stress response and turn on your body's "love response" for better health and well-being.
• Experience greater success and satisfaction.
• Help your family, community, and the world.

Joan Borysenko “Take the Journey from Fried to Revived!”
http://promos.hayhouse.com/fried/index.php

You may think that you're depressed, but there's a good chance that you're burning out and need greater awareness of what's happening to you and what you can do to come back to life again. Revival from burnout is always about the recovery of lost authenticity. It’s waking up to who we really are and realizing that heaven is not a destination, but a state of mind. If being fried can bring us to the point where we reconnect to our own true nature, then it’s worth every moment of separation to rediscover the heaven that has been inside of us all along.

May 2011 be filled with ever increasing moments of unconditional love and joy! You deserve it!

Finally, My Book is HERE!!!

I am so very blessed to be stepping into the realization of an intention that I created 2 years ago! At last, my book is here! I am a published author and to celebrate this amazing milestone, more than 90 top authors, mentors, coaches and metaphysical experts have donated thousands of dollar$$ of FREE Gifts and Bonuses to help me launch my new book 7 Mindsets to Master Self-Awareness on Thursday, July 22.

http://7mindsetslaunch.homestead.com/bookpromo.html.

I am so grateful for their support and generous donations. If you are ready to reach higher vibrational levels to fully embody your deepest truths than you are going to love this book. 7 Mindsets to Master Self-Awareness awakens an inner awareness to your unlimited creative potential and guides you to shift you focus things off what is wrong or missing from your life and onto all of the things in your life that matter the most. It explores the use of the chakras and their corresponding crystals to inspire a step of courage into the unknown. This book helps one to explore the depths of the soul and begin to touch upon a deeper understanding of the divine infinite source that is greater than self.
Among those endorsing the book are Jill Lublin, International Speaker & Best Selling Author of Get Noticed…Get Referrals, Guerrilla Publicity, and Networking Magic; Jamie Jones, of the Tao Jones Exchange and author of You Are Amazing! and Sallie Felton, Life Coach and international talk show host.

If you decide that this book is for you, I encourage you to visit our designated launch page where I personally offer 2 FREE Gifts with no purchase necessary. Some of the many bonus gifts you will receive upon purchase of the book include Mp3s, teleseminars, reports, guides, book excerpts and more.

For more information about the book publication launch: http://7mindsetslaunch.homestead.com/bookpromo.html.

It’s Christmas in July at Cool2Craft!

Tune into Cool2Craft today as I demo this “Magical Wish Wand”. The intention behind it is for people to be seen, acknowledge and appreciated for they really are. To me that is what the spirit of Christmas and gift giving is truly about. At Christmas time, we all know that the gifts that we remember the most are those that reflect who we are on the inside, our true interests and passions.

Canvas "WISH" Accordian Album

Check out this LIVE demo on how to anchor a wish into a mini intention book on Create Scrapbooks: http://ht.ly/1UbLw

"Wish" Wood Block

I am so thankful to be a featured guest on Cool2Craft. Check out the latest episode as I demonstrate a 15 minute segment on how to anchor a wish into this cute little wood block.
http://www.cool2craft.com

Free the Heart!

What does it feel like to be completely free? Free from fear, free from worry and stress? Are you in the flow of your life, enjoying the natural unfolding of events or is your time and energy tied up in dealing with challenge? If an opportunity were to present itself right now that would enable you to live your greatest life, would you have the courage to take action upon it? If not, what are the things, the thoughts, the excuses that hold you back from living the life that you were meant to live? Pay attention to the reasons that surface for they are the very things that prevent you from experiencing more expansive states of joy and freedom.

The heart and soul are forever free. The heart always sings a song of freedom. What determines our ability to hear it rests in whether or not we are tuned into the present moment. When the mind is still and self limiting thoughts are quieted, a space opens for the wisdom of the heart to emerge.

The question remains, are you willing to unleash its tune, to let it be free? So often many of us have walls placed around the heart in order to protect it and keep it safe. Unconsciously we enclose the heart in fear. We place it in a cage which prevents us from knowing our deepest truths. Not allowing the emotions of the heart to fly free and not taking inspired action on our heartfelt goals and dreams actually restrict the flow of life force within the body. We end up feeling tired, tied up, weighted down and heavy in the body. Oftentimes it is common for a person to literally feel physically stuck in their life situations. When we feel stuck in a pattern that continues to repeat itself over and over again, our desire to be free of it is so strong.

We have the power to harness our desire for freedom, to use it as a catalyst to return to the remembrance of our true divine nature. Freedom is our natural state of being. Although we forget over time what it feels like to be free of worry and fear, we eternally hold the potential to realize ourselves.

Whether the heart is open or closed, we possess the internal resources to nurture our hearts back into wholeness, to deepen our connection to self love and to awaken greater states of awareness. The very fact that you are alive is a reason to celebrate. Deep inside every person are authentic heartfelt strengths and talents that are waiting to be expressed into the world.

The only way to come to understand just how brilliant and magnificent you already are is to relax the thoughts of the mind and tune into the voice of the heart. This allows one to finally be able to connect with a deeper wisdom, the inner guidance of their true authentic self. The inner wisdom that is discovered at the level of the heart is the same within each and every one of us. When we tune into this presence and follow its lead, miracles begin to unfold in our life.

Summon the courage to uncage your heart, break down the walls and let it be free. Be willing to follow your heart and let its light lead the way. It holds the potential to illumine paths that reveal your destiny, your creative potential and your true inner nature.

When you realize that the universe is here to support your every need, you see inspiration everywhere! Be free to savor every moment for each one is extraordinary, precious, and filled with a rich quality of aliveness. Embrace what life has to offer by giving your emotions the freedom to flow. Call all of your awareness into the center of your heart, right here, right now and live your best life!

© 2010 Elizabeth Diamond; All rights reserved.
www.creatingintentions.com/coachingseries

Move Beyond Fear!

Are you tired of fear hold you back from doing the things in life that you know would bring greater amounts of joy and freedom? I know I am. Personally, I notice that whenever fear arises within me that it literally stops me in my tracks and prevents me from moving forward. It is as if my entire body shuts down and my mind generously provides 101 reasons why I should not do things that I dream of. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed and heavy in my body that I literally feel stuck in place.

It is natural to shy back from fear and not want to face them yet if we want to live the life our dreams it really is essential to move beyond fear and into what is possible in your life. Everyone experiences fear to some degree in their life, you are not alone. That is why we are focusing on “Moving Beyond Fear” this March in our Transformational Teleseminar Series.

In order to create and accomplish the things we really want to experience in life, it is essential to infuse our goals and dreams with our powerful focus and energy. Oftentimes the energy we need to do this is tied up in other things such as our deeply seated fears and beliefs. When our energy is tied up in these things, we are not 100% free or available to create what we truly want.

I invite you to join us this month as we pull our attention and energy out of fear to reclaim ALL parts of the self so that we can move forward into what is possible in our life.

If you are ready to take your power back and become inspired, all it takes is a willingness to explore other opportunities that create the space for you to experience more success in your life. This way you become empowered to make more informed decisions.

Just showing up on these calls holds the potential for radical change in your life. I am so excited to share with you the tools and principles that are going to guide you to move beyond fear and more deeply into your truth.

The 3 calls are scheduled to take place every Tuesday for the first 3 weeks of March. So we plan to meet on March 2, 9, 16 at 7pmEST, 4pmPST. The calls last about 90 minutes as we discuss principles, implement tools and techniques and hold interactive Q&A.

This month I am offering you a special introductory price! Attend all 3 calls for just $35.00!!! Normally the cost of this monthly program is $75.00. Sign up this month and receive valuable support and information for over 50% OFF the regular price.

Click HERE: http://creatingintentions.com/March_Preview.mp3 to listen to the preview call for March’s Transformational Teleseminar Series, “Moving Beyond Fear”.

To register for this series, please visit: www.creatingintentions.com/coachingseries
And be sure to place HEALINGFEAR into the coupon box at checkout in order to take advantage of this special introductory price!
I look forward to guiding you to embrace greater possibilities in your life and showing you how to move beyond fear with ease and grace.

Let's Share Intentions for 2010!

A New Year is Like a Blank Canvas

"A new year is like a blank canvas. It already holds every possible outcome that you can imagine." - Elizabeth Diamond

The beginning of a new year is a time of great hope and possibility. Along with its arrival arises the feeling of rebirth and renewal that inspire a ready eagerness within a person to take action on their heartfelt goals and dreams. It does not matter what challenges one is currently facing, a new year is a time where adversities are overlooked as one refocuses on the things that hold special value in his or her life. The process of becoming aware of the things and activities that fill the self with meaning and purpose create the opportunity to breakthrough past behaviors and ways of being.

As one uses this time to willingly step forward into a more empowered way of living, it is important to set intentions for the year ahead to ensure that one’s commitment to achieving their goals and dreams is sustained. To help keep you focused on your desired goals throughout the year are five simple suggestions:

1. Write a list of all your passions, skills and talents. Notice the ones you currently embrace in your life and then notice which ones you neglect or put off for a later time.

2. Each morning upon waking, set your intentions for the day. Renew personal affirmations and visualize yourself living out what you are affirming. Talk yourself up by using the most positive and uplifting words you can find. Tell yourself how powerful you are and that you can create anything you set your mind to. This self-affirming talk instills a joyful hope of all good things to come throughout the day. It puts you in a positive mindset that attracts experiences that are like in nature.

3. At some point throughout the day, write down three inspired actions that you are willing to commit to in order to bring you closer to achieving a desired goal. The goals that you choose should feel EASY and FUN. We are not looking for quantity here, only quality. Remember, it is all about the joy of creating out of passion and inspiration. Only create goals and steps that FEEL good and bring joy to your day.

4. Anchor your dreams and visions by giving them physical shape and form through a visual platform such a as vision boarding, creating a mind movie or intentional scrapbooking. Intentional scrapbooking is a meditative process that contains all the creative elements that strongly imprint the subconscious of desired direction. Scrapbooking with focused intent allows all four levels of BEING to move into alignment. This sends a crystal clear message to the universe of the desired outcome you intend to achieve.

5. Upon falling asleep at night, ponder your accomplishments of the day. Taking the time to recognize your achievements places you in that enjoyable spot of where you want to be which creates a powerful attractive force. Allow yourself to spend time living out your desired dreams as you drift off to sleep.

Use this time to embrace your magnificence and step into your deepest joys and passions. You already have everything you need to create with an attentive awareness a year filled with any outcome that you can imagine. Set your intentions, enlist your imagination, hold the vision, take inspired action steps and allow the universe to manage the details and you will be living out your desired goals and dreams!

© 2010 Elizabeth Diamond, All Rights Reserved.