Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 61

No matter what the source of our blocks and whether we are able to fully articulate them - we can make progress toward clearing them. These simple tools can provide you clarity and insight into helping shake those disruptions and keep yourself on the path to your higher self. 1. Gratitude This is the most powerful tool in your arsenal. The vibration of gratitude has the power to overcome just about all negativity. Every time you start to feel overwhelmed or anxious take a moment and recite a gratitude prayer or make a habit of keeping a gratitude list. PRACTICE IDEA: Every morning or evening write three (3) things that you are thankful for that day. This can be a very simple list. The last two days of my gratitude list are: Today, I am filled with gratitude and appreciation for 1. Great smelling hay for my animals; 2. Friends to help unload the hay; 3. Great nail artist who painted peacock feathers on my nails. Today, I thank the universe for providing me with 1. A morning breeze to enjoy while meditating; 2. An iced latte made with my favorite gano-cafe; 3. My kids doing their laundry. WISDOM & SELF-GROWTH Everyday we deal with blocks and disruptions in our own energy, flowing from any number of sources . The great news is that you hold the power to clear these blocks and restrictions and get back on course to your true divinity. You can write these on sticky notes and put them around where you can see them, or you can keep these bound in a journal. I am guilty of jotting these down on random scraps of paper on my desk. I get to enjoy them as they pop up at the perfect time, this way. It doesn’t matter how you collect or deliver your gratitude. The act of being thankful will propel you through many blocks in your energy with vibration alone! 2. Journaling Writing your thoughts, ideas, experiences can be a cathartic expression of the energy that doesn’t serve your higher self. When you have an outlet for the energy that is not congruent to your vibration, you release the energy and emotion feeding the block into the Universe. The Universe is a master at redirecting energy to the most useful purpose - so give that which doesn’t serve you back to be use for a divine use. PRACTICE IDEA: As part of your daily practice journal for 5 minutes (or whatever amount of time you have available). I prefer to do stream of consciousness - I just write whatever comes, even if it doesn’t make sense in the moment. Then when you go back and read it later, it invariably speaks to something 61