by Cynthia Bischoff | May 5, 2014 | Heartliving
I’m excited to announce that my Heartliving Video, Let Go of Worrying and Start Living!, is available for purchase!
Your thoughts are directly related to the results that you create and if you’re worrying or doing what I call “running a low-grade fever of fear,” then you’re likely to create a life that is limited and bound by that fear. If you desire to create better circumstances and positive life change, then this video is for you. The principles addressed will help you let go of worrying in general, change your orientation to the world, and challenge yourself to start really living. By thinking and feeling positively about life you will open a field of possibility around you and within you. This mind-shifting video is filled with 5 Heartliving principles to guide you and over 30 suggestions to improve your life.
Many thanks to Metro Productions in Richmond, VA, who did a fabulous job producing this webinar as well as my videos on my YouTube Heartliving Video Channel.
To celebrate the video launch, the price is $24.50 (retail value $49.95). Ready to purchase? Click Store.
In the coming months I’ll be adding new videos, podcasts, ebooks and other exciting products. Subscribe to Heartliving.com for the latest news!
~Cynthia
by Cynthia Bischoff | May 3, 2014 | Heartliving
Enjoy this inspirational poem!
“INTERVIEW WITH GOD”
I dreamed I had an interview with God.
“So, you would like to interview me?” God asked.
“If you have the time,” I said.
God smiled. “My time is eternity; what questions do you
have in mind to ask me?”
“What surprises you most about humankind?…”
GOD ANSWERED…
“That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present, such that they live in
neither the present nor the future.
That they live as if they will never die, and they die as
if they had never lived…”
“That they get bored with childhood – they rush
to grow up and then long to be children again.
That they lose their health to make money and then lose
their money to restore their health.”
God’s hands took mine and we were silent for a while
and then I asked…
“As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you
want your children to learn?”
God replied with a smile:
“To learn that they cannot make anyone love them.
What they can do is to let themselves be loved.
To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have
in their lives, but who they have in their lives.
To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.
To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the
most, but is one who needs the least.
To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open
profound wounds in persons one loves, and that it may take many
years to heal them.
To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.
To learn that there are persons who love them dearly,
but simply do not know how to express or show their feelings.
To learn that two people can look at the same thing and
see it very differently.
To learn that it is not always enough that they be
forgiven by others, but that they must also forgive themselves.
And to learn that I am here — always.” (Author Unknown)
by Cynthia Bischoff | Apr 19, 2014 | Heartliving
When we are overwhelmed, it is difficult in that moment not to get caught in the minutia of life. Whatever is going on seems to BECOME our life–the whole of it. Our emotional response can be out of proportion to the events that are occurring.
It is important to be able to step back at any given time and take a “sacred view” of what is going on.
You can ask yourself:
–From a larger perspective, how does this problem or issue factor in to my whole life?
–Are my feelings and response to this situation appropriate given the meaning of the situation in regard to my life?
–How can I be “in this world but not of it”–in other words, participate in it but not be caught in the drama?
–Will I remember this on my deathbed?
When you are caught in a dramatic or fearful moment, take a breath, and remember to hold “a sacred view”! It will make those difficult times far easier.
by Cynthia Bischoff | Apr 12, 2014 | Heartliving
Do you sometimes catch yourself verbalizing thoughts that are self-defeating? Do you hope desperately for something yet limit what you think you deserve, thereby dividing yourself against yourself?
Or do you find yourself able to understand that your thoughts do, in fact, create your reality, yet still feel unable to move your awareness into any conscious action to change?
It is my view that awareness is the first step toward conscious living.
One must understand the dynamics of thought and how our thoughts create our reality. So how do you move through awareness into action? A necessary second step is willingness—that is, the willingness to hold consciousness in the moment toward what you wish to have or be.
For example, I may desire a more loving relationship with my spouse. My desire may not be congruent with my thoughts. Throughout the day, I may be lamenting that I do not have a loving relationship and focusing on the lack and the desire.
So what can you do to align your thoughts with the reality that you wish to create?
- Begin to act as though you already are what and where you would like to be. Concentrate less on the behavior and more on your thoughts.
- Stop yourself from verbalizing or thinking thoughts that are self-defeating. Bring your awareness back to the present and remind yourself that you are your thoughts.
- Use the power of visualization to support your conscious thoughts.
- See yourself manifesting what you desire. If you wish to be out of debt, visualize yourself out of debt. Add an affirmation that you repeat consciously each day: “I am free of debt” OR “I draw wealth to myself.” Choose words that resonate for you and that match your positive visualization.
- Marvel at all the wealth you actually have—water, air, food, sun, clothes, shelter, friends, love, laughter. If you find yourself lamenting over what you do not have, remind yourself of two things you do have. A wonderful thing happens when you delight in how really wealthy you are—more and more of what you want and need flows to you.
- Above all, be willing to do whatever it takes to make your visualization happen.
- You may find it helpful to use the Heartliving mantra: “Ask the universe for what you need. Visualize yourself receiving it. Know that you will receive it. For you are worthy.”
by Cynthia Bischoff | Apr 5, 2014 | Heartliving
As we become more enlightened about our ways to balance mind, body, and spirit in our lives, we are likewise challenged with how to “walk our talk” in the workplace. Here are some suggestions to help YOU improve the workplace:
- Be conscious of the self-fulfilling prophecy: If you expect something negative to happen, you act unconsciously in a way that is more likely to allow it to occur. Think positively.
- If you are in a supervisory position, you earn the right to hold others to high standards by holding yourself to high standards. Keep in mind that balancing your life is a high standard.
- When you share a decision with others, share also the reason it was chosen as well as the process you used to arrive at it. In this way, you will remain in relationship with others.
- Open yourself up to developmental learning activities (from learning about technology to effective communication) that will improve your job performance positively. Encourage others to expand their horizons in this way.
- Understand and appreciate that others may not do things exactly as you would, but that doesn’t make them wrong. Remember that “you don’t have to make someone else wrong to be right.” Practice an open mind.
- Know that in a well managed workplace, there will be problems—conflicts in communication, for example. So expect problems to come up. Instead of trying to deny that they exist, focus on ways to resolve them as an opportunity to increase your organizational effectiveness
- Plan workplace meetings with conscious intent about what you wish to accomplish. Don’t waste time in routine, unplanned meetings.
- Know that according to research on spoken communication, 93% of the message is considered to be based on a person’s nonverbal behavior and inflection and tone. Therefore, HOW you are communicating is more important than the words that you actually say. People are in relationship with how you are being rather than what you are saying.
- Reward people for doing things right. People thrive on recognition and praise. They will be as “great” as you hold them to be!
