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“You are not a victim until you blame someone”. I recently saw this quote that a client of mine had posted in Facebook. It was a comment that I had made to him in one of our sessions and he turned it into a quote. I decided to use it as my theme in the month of February, for my free “Thank God it’s Monday”inspirational calls. What I shared in the call this past Monday is that we need to pay attention to any behavior of victim mentality. Click here to listen to the message.

Unfortunately, in many cases, we are so hypnotized by this victim mentality, that we do not realize how this behavior can impact our life in a very negative way. We forget that any time we blame anyone for anything, we become a victim. The challenge is that the more we live our lives from this mental frame, the more we attract into our lives experiences that are going to reaffirm our beliefs. It’s crucial that we shift any victim mentality as it shows up in our minds and replace it with thoughts of self-confidence, faith, determination and the knowing that we have an internal power that was given to us by our Creator and all we have to do is claim it and live it!

To shift your energy from victim to victor, here are some tips that can help you stay centered in higher truths:

• Pay attention to the quality of your thoughts, words and actions. What is the underlying tone: positive or negative, kind or harsh, hopeful or hopeless, courageous or fearful?
• Believe that you have a power within you that can help you overcome any obstacles.
• Never tell yourself, “I can’t do that,” if what you’d like to do seems to you impossible.
• Be willing to have the right attitude about all situations in your life.
• Attune yourself to your Higher Power, live more in His consciousness, and you will be free from the temptation to play victim.
• Remind yourself that the Divine Presence in you is already a Victor and you just have to align with this eternal truth.
• Have positive expectation. If you expect the best, that is what will show up in your life.

Affirm: “Everything that comes to me is a reflection of my energy, so I choose to have only positive thoughts and expectations.”

Gloria Ramirez
Transformative coaching for Self Mastery
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Recently I read an inspiring blog about resolutions and the real reason why sometimes we are not able to keep them. The author says, “The problem lies with our will power: the creator and destroyer of habits.” Click here to read article

The good news is that we can strengthen our will power. It is like a muscle that we need to exercise similar to going to the gym to strengthen our body muscles. To do this, we need to have perseverance, be focused, create a plan and have unquenchable faith. We have the power within to keep our new year’s resolutions, but we must be willing to put the effort to boost our will power.

We have the power within to change negative habits into positive ones, to learn new things, to manifest our dreams, and to reevaluate our life choices. We must be aware that this power is divine consciousness that wants to help us but we must do our part: have the will power to do whatever it takes.

Here are some tips:

• Keep a positive attitude. Let go of negativity anytime it shows up in your self-talk. Release from your mind any ideas that it is too difficult, or you are not good enough, or you do not have the resources. Remember that the divine Presence in you is in charge of the “How.” Trust and take action as you receive guidance.
• Use affirmations. Affirm, I can, I will, I am capable, I have what it takes, My will power is strong.
• Keep your resolutions simple. I like what the blog I mentioned suggests: Take on only one or two things at a time, those that you really want to accomplish. I would suggest that you choose one physical habit, let’s say exercise, and one spiritual habit, such as meditation.
• Receive all experiences with a smile. Be willing to face obstacles with a positive attitude instead of asking, why me. It is part of life to face challenging situations and the secret is not to identify with them and keep going with a strong will power.

Affirm: “I have the will power to keep my new year’s resolutions.”

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“As we journey inward we reflect our light outward.” ~ Baron Baptiste

The journey of self-transformation and spiritual advancement is the most rewarding journey anyone can ever take. As we change from the inside, we are able to reflect our light outward. This means, we reflect outwardly our inner peace, joy and love, which turns into kindness, generosity, faith patience and brotherly love. The journey inward requires our full cooperation and then the grace of the divine is able to guide us and shower us with blessings.

How can we cooperate?

1. Be Consistent. Be willing to take a look at the areas in your life where you know there is room for growth: forgiveness, letting go of criticism, moving from fear to faith. Ask yourself: Am I being consistent in making the changes?

2. Be Confident. Have confidence in yourself and in the loving presence of a power greater than yourself who wants to help you at all times. You just have to allow it to guide you. Ask yourself: Am I developing a deeper relationship with my Higher Self through prayer and meditation?

3. Be Positive. Pay attention to your mind and be willing to shift any negative thoughts about yourself or others. Replace them with affirmations. Be attentive on how you use your words. Any language that does not help to edify, change it to uplifting words. Ask yourself: Am I willing to using the transformative power of affirmations?

4. Be Joyful. Observe your energy and how you are impacting your environment with a joyful attitude. A happy outlook can be contagious. You can affect and possibly change the atmosphere around you, by choosing to be cheerful. Don’t depend on anything outward to make you happy! Be happy inside as a deliberate choice, as a deliberate act of will. Every day determine first to enjoy everything!

Affirm: “I am committed to embracing my journey inward with a winning attitude.”

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I recently completed a wonderful 9-day cleansing diet. My success was due to the fact that a couple of weeks before I started it, I told my mind that everything was going to flow and it was going to unfold according to the plan, and this is exactly what happened.

When I think about it, I realize that I was very firm with my intention and basically told my mind that I was not going to accept any excuses and I was determined to do it. This approach reminded me of the importance of being committed to what we intend to do. Without our full cooperation, the desires of our hearts can turn into intentions without their fulfillment.

How many times have you been in situations in which you committed to do something and did not stop until it became a reality? If you think about it, your intention was clear and you were determined to finish it.

And, how many times have you said you were going to do something and then started to doubt or to loose interest or allowed your mind to control you with negative expectations? Or, let other people influence you with their opinions?

The key to being able to complete anything you decide to do is, first, make sure that what you are going to do brings you joy. Secondly, set up a very firm intention that you will be able to complete it. Third, have faith that the “how” and the resources will show up as you need them.

Here are some ideas on how to bring success to your projects:

• Decision. Make a firm decision in your mind that you are going to succeed.
• Commitment. Be committed, even if in the process you find obstacles.
• Discipline. Have the discipline to do every day what needs to be done. Have a plan of action.
• Enjoy the process. Enjoy each moment and stay present with what you are doing.

Affirm: I am committed to succeed

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What does it mean to have true freedom? Does it mean you can go anywhere you want, any time you want?
Well, this could be an aspect of freedom as long as you feel happy inside.

You are truly free when you know that you don’t need anything or anyone to complete you. You appreciate having people in your life who love you, but you know that they are not responsible for your happiness. You know that you are the only one responsible for awakening the joy that resides within you.

You are truly free when you can go to bed every night feeling peaceful, knowing that you did your best, that day, to treat others with kindness and respect. You know that your consciousness in clear.

You are free when you see the beauty in everything and everyone and don’t get into the temptation of allowing your ego to judge, to criticize, to compare, to put down, or to complain.

Finally, you are truly free when you open your heart to have a deep relationship with your Higher Power and understand that this divine power, flowing through you, loves you unconditionally.

In the final hours, how we walk this journey or earth, is what is going to be important. Did we move in the direction of loving without conditions? Did we put the effort into accepting others and ourselves without judgment? Did we look for the good in each experience? Did we value others? Did we choose to have a positive attitude? Did we express our gratitude? Did we smile enough or laugh a lot?

I invite you to reflect on the idea of true freedom and give yourself the gift to release yourself from any bondage. Here are some ideas:

• Become free from criticism, judgment. Choose acceptance
• Become free from guilt. Choose peace
• Become free from anger or resentment. Choose love
• Become free from playing victim or complaining. Choose to be joyful
• Become free from fear. Choose trust
• Become free from unworthiness. Choose to believe in yourself

Affirm: I am free because I express my happiness from the inside out

I believe that the present moment and each moment that follows is the perfect time to consciously choose to be the change we want to see in the world. As we decide to change from within, we are going to see the world outside of us very differently. As we let go of negativity, fear, doubt, guilt, judgment, resentment, and disappointment, we will be seeing it through new lenses, and our lives will feel more peaceful and joyful.

• Be willing to pay full attention on how you interact with others. Is it with kindness, trust, and a spirit of service? Be honest with yourself and commit to changing the aspects in you that you know need to be shifted.
• Forgive. This is a gift that you give to yourself. When you forgive you become free. Review your relationships and be willing to let go of past experiences. Ask your Higher Power to help you to forgive.
• Have a positive attitude about all life experiences. Pay attention to the quality of your thoughts, your language and your actions.
• Receive spiritual food. Every day read 1 to 3 pages of a self-development or a spiritual book. Find a spiritual center,  near your home, if you do not have one yet, where you can take weekly classes, attend, Sunday service and be surrounded by positive, loving people. When you nourish yourself mentally, and spiritually, you are going to become stronger and align more with the truth of your being, which is love.
• Be determined to do what is right to develop your full potential. Have the will power to take action and move forward in faith.
• Be willing to see the good in people. As you do this, it becomes easier to motivate yourself to be of service to them.
• Wear a smile in your face. Bring hope and joy to the human race.
• Meditate for peace and harmony. Click here to pledge your meditation hours