WORD COUNT:   121 Tiny, Yet Breathtaking Words

TIME to FLY: * Who’s Counting? *

May these words remind you of the power of your dreams. For your dreams are indicators of your passions, purpose and your immense potential!

Our dreams exhilarate and expand us, and give our life  meaning.

Consider:

“A dream is an ideal involving a sense of possibilities rather than probabilities, of potential rather than limits. A dream is the wellspring of passion, giving us direction and pointing us to lofty heights. It is an expression of optimism, hope and values lofty enough to capture the imagination and engage the spirit. ” ~ Robert Kriegel

Never give up on your dreams. For they are true reflections of your potential. Allow them to take root and grow. Nourish them with your attention and water them with your imagination. Believe in them, just as your all-knowing creator believes in YOU!

Your friend and partner cultivating right thought and glorious action,

Copyright© Laura Cardone 2009. All Rights Reserved. This is a Daily Discovery Series edition. www.profitswithpurpose.com is for progressive thinkers, conscious creators and other adventurous souls who are just too marvelous for words!

WORD COUNT:   252 Brief, Yet Revitalizing Words

TIME to Greater Well Being: * About 1 Minute *

 How are you nurturing your physical being? For the body is the sacred vessel of the soul.

And our bodies love movement, appreciation and positive attention. And just like our inner shifts, our outer shifts don’t have to feel hard.

If you’re like me, you know how easy it is get comfortable in sedentary ways. Yet as we become more present, we begin to recognize what our bodies crave.

Here are a few examples of short and easy body-nurturing practices.

Simple movement, drinking more water, eating slowly and mindfully, gentle massage, luxurious stretches, deep mild breathing, appreciation, swaying, dancing, meditation, affirmations of peace and ease, and short, periodic walks throughout the day can energize and nurture your sacred vessel. Yet none of these revitalizing choices require a large investment in time, or money.

Take a deep breath, close your eyes and tune into your body . How does your sacred vessel want to be nourished? What would feel good right now?

If you’d like to enhance your physical well being, take body nurturing mini-breaks at natural breaking points throughout your day. You can choose one of more of the examples provided, or create your own practices. You can find opportunities upon awakening, in the shower, before or  after eating, between meetings, phone calls, or as you travel from one destination to another. When you think about it, we actually have plenty of time to appreciate and care for our sacred vessels!

Be kind and unwind! Your body will love you for it!

Your friend and partner celebrating the mind, body and spirit,

Copyright© Laura Cardone 2009. All Rights Reserved. This is a Daily Discovery Series edition. www.profitswithpurpose.com is for progressive thinkers, conscious creators and other adventurous souls who are just too marvelous for words! 

WORD COUNT:  271  Brief, Yet Agile Words

TIME to Move: * About 1 Minute *

We are designed to evolve. So it’s only natural that we’d be inspired toward ever-evolving goals and dreams. And that means that some of our beliefs and choices will also change as we grow spiritually, emotionally, physically and financially.

With each shift, we release the old choices that no longer serve us, in order to evolve into our newly elected way of living and being.

We only feel discomfort when we hang onto counterproductive perspectives. And they’re only counterproductive, because our preferences have changed. What once may have served us, no longer does.

When we recognize that any form of strain is just an indication that we’re hanging onto something we no longer want, our choices become obvious. By letting go of the inner struggle, we speed our progress!

Seeing the ongoing dance of shifting and releasing as a natural part of growth allows us to release the ungrounded ego’s attempt to keep us attached to confining ways.

So anytime you feel strain, ask yourself; is what I’m thinking or choosing now allowing me to be who I truly want to be? Does this thought or choice make me feel happy? If you answer no, see the choice or thought as a dance step you no longer want to take.

Then let it go, and choose another. Ask your Higher Self to help you see your experience in a different way, and you will glide forward with more ease and grace.

Maybe it would be easier to think of choosing, releasing, and allowing as the dance of positive possibilities, evolution and living life fully?

Just a little something to think about .

Your friend and partner doing the macarena,

Copyright© Laura Cardone 2009. All Rights Reserved. This is a Daily Discovery Series edition. www.profitswithpurpose.com is for progressive thinkers, conscious creators and other adventurous souls who are just too marvelous for words!  

WORD COUNT:  647  Brief, Yet Pleasing Words

TIME to Resonate with Abundance: * About 7 Minutes *

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Welcome to November, a month of appreciation. As we begin this month, this is a perfect time to recognize all of the abundance in your life now. As October celebrates the harvest, November supports appreciation of the relationships, beauty and joyful events that you are now living.

I love the beginning of a new month because it is a time of recognition and renewal. And November in particular, symbolizes a time of great promise. So as you’re doing your monthly review, and as you remember October’s events, rather than focusing on what you didn’t yet accomplish, focus instead on how much you’ve grown and enjoyed.

Consider too what you’ve discovered about yourself!

Because with each new discovery, you gain so much more than material trinkets. You gain the ability to understand and love yourself more fully and completely. And the more you realize your true nature, the more you are bathed in the wonder and awe of the beauty and blessedness of You.

The power of appreciation resides within the feelings we cultivate, when we are loving all that we already are, and all that we now have.

The feeling IS the treasure. And there is a point of realization, when we recognize that as much as we love playing with stuff, and as much as we appreciate the beauty of form, … the true reward is in the feeling that we get, when we allow happiness to grow, regardless of what we’ve yet achieved or received.

So by all means have fun and appreciate fully all things material and not yet manifested, for everything is spiritual. But never allow “not yet having something”,  to be an excuse for unhappiness.

And because November is a month that reminds us of appreciation in so many ways … loving family, friends, uplifting discoveries, home, nature, pets and so many other pleasures …. well, this is a perfect time to affirm that nothing is more important than you, enjoying the journey, right this moment and in every moment possible!

A powerful exercise to undertake today is to begin this month of appreciation, by making a list of all that you enjoy and appreciate in your life now. Recognize the harvest of everything you’ve already planted, and know that so much more wonder and joy is yet to come!

And as you write your list, allow yourself to feel the elevating emotions that accompany appreciation. Not only does this word symbolize thankfulness, gratitude, tribute and recognition… it also reminds us that this feeling signals growth, love, improvement and of the human spirit.

So the more we nurture appreciative thoughts, the happier, and more prosperous we naturally become, in ways that go well beyond the bottom line!

Here’s an affirmation to ponder as you water the seeds of appreciation in the week ahead. May it lift and empower you.

If you’re in a place where you can close your eyes and reflect for a few moments. Begin by turning off all distractions, and potential interruptions. And for a couple of blissful moments, bask in the feelings of appreciation.

Close your eyes, and breathe gently and deeply. Focus your attention on your breathing, feeling the peace within you growing with each breath, in… out…in…out… you are immersed in peace, tranquility and love. Feel the energy of your true nature now.

Gently affirm: I love and appreciate myself, and all of the abundance in my life now.  I know that loving others, begins with loving and cherishing myself.

 I love and appreciate myself, and all of the abundance in my life  now. I know that loving others begins with loving and cherishing myself.

 I love and appreciate myself, and all of the abundance in my life  now. I know that loving others begins with loving and cherishing  myself. And so it is!

May you know fully the blessings and well being that are yours now!

Your friend and partner in appreciation,

Copyright© Laura Cardone 2009. All Rights Reserved. This is a Daily Discovery Series edition.  www.profitswithpurpose.com is for progressive thinkers, conscious creators and other adventurous souls who are just too marvelous for words! 

WORD COUNT:  301  Brief, Yet Not-So-Frightening  Words

TIME to Safe & Less Spooky: * Less Than 2 Minutes *

We’re almost always better served by seeing our memories as stories, rather than facts.

For every memory we hold is influenced by our current perceptions. And when we layer that on top of the filters we applied five, ten, or twenty or more years ago… well, it can be really hard to separate fact from fiction. And there’s always more than one version of the same story, depending on who’s telling it.

So if a big-hairy memory surfaces, pay attention to how you feel about the story. Doing so enables you to feel, and therefore release painful emotions, rather than getting caught in what did or didn’t happen. What’s most important is acknowledging the feeling that’s attached to the story.

Then after you’ve claimed your feelings, you can decide how you want to feel about that particular topic going forward. Whether you’re working with concepts and feelings about worthiness, love, parenting, success, money, or all of the above … you get to decide what your memories will do for you!

Once you know how you want to feel about a particular topic, for example, confident, hopeful, exhilarated … you can decide how that feeling might take form in your experience. You can ask if I want to feel confident about ________, what might that look like? How would I act? What would I be doing?

And as you begin to focus on that brighter image, you’ll reframe a scary story into a very powerful tool. Because your vision morphs into happier, more empowering, ultra-fulfilling feelings!

Which gives you more clarity, wisdom and freedom than ever before! Plus, you’ve just created an improved experience in the present moment, which improves what will surface in the future. And the better you allow yourself to feel, the better the outcome will be! What a gift!

Your friend and partner in empowering stories,

Copyright© Laura Cardone 2009. All Rights Reserved. This is a Daily Discovery Series edition.  www.profitswithpurpose.com is for progressive thinkers, conscious creators and other adventurous souls who are just too marvelous for words! 

TIME to CREATE: * Less Than 2 Minutes *

We l.o.v.e. the gifts of the analytical mind, and the advantages are certainly helpful. There’s no doubt about that.

Yet we often rely too heavily on the analytical aspects of the mind, as we try to understand our experiences. And the more we analyze, the more confused we can get. Like every gift, our analytical abilities, can be a double-edged sword. They can help us, or hurt us.

You know when you’re being overly analytical; that’s when you feel confused. And if you try to solve the problem of confusion with the same thing that created it, you only add more confusion.

So what to do?

This is where the gifts of the imagination come into play.  Where thoughts make you think more linear thoughts… your imagination allows you to create another reality!

Not convinced?

Well, that’s why it can be so hard to create a new reality.

But let’s play with this for a bit! The underutilization of the imagination IS one of the BIGGEST reasons why we continue to recreate what we already have. Why?

Because as adults, we tend to downplay the imagination, and we usually give more credence to what the physical eyes tell us, because it’s “real”. Yet what comes into physical form, is only material, because it was first perceived in the imagination. And those images you envisioned, created the blueprint in the subconscious, which drew the resources and material manifestation into your experience.

And there’s more, of course!

Your Mind Determines What You See, More Than Your Eyes Do. It’s an interesting predicament, isn’t it?

If we rely only on our eyes to tell us what’s “real”, and if we discredit the gifts that can help us see beyond what we’ve already created, we’ll just keep creating more of the same experiences.

So the message here is simple. There is tremendous creative power in positive imagery. And we all know how to pretend! We were masters as children. We simply need to embrace that part of ourselves again. For the imagination can take us to higher, brighter and far more fulfilling places, beyond all the wonderful … and sometimes not-so-wonderful… things we’ve already created!

See how you can open yourself up to the wonder and magic of your imagination today. L.O.V.E. it as much as you do your analytical gifts! Not only will you have more fun, you may also discover that receiving all you desire, becomes child’s play!

Your friend and partner in high-spirited manifestation,

Copyright© Laura Cardone 2009. All Rights Reserved. This is a Daily Discovery Series edition. www.profitswithpurpose.com is for progressive thinkers, conscious creators and other adventurous souls who are just too marvelous for words!

WORD COUNT:  250  Brief, Yet Creative Words

TIME to Shift: * Less Than 1 Minute *

“Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.” ~ Bill Watterson

Do you ever feel overwhelmed or uncertain?

That may be a sign that you’re trying to do too many things simultaneously, or in need of a little play time!

So when you’re tempted to work faster because of the number of things you want to accomplish, that’s a perfect time to slow down. Take a few deep breaths, find your inner calm, or go outside and play for a few minutes.

Then when you’re ready to refocus, consider the area that is creating discord. See if you can see the challenge from a different perspective.

What is this experience telling me? What can I learn from it? How do I feel about this situation? And now, more importantly, how do I want to feel? What might that look like?

As you focus for a few minutes on the improved feeling, and on the improved vision, your subconscious mind will automatically get busy attracting the solution.

After a couple minutes of focusing on how you want to feel and what you truly want to experience, release the vision and feeling outward, letting it radiate from you. And as you do this, know that the answer and the means will come.

You may experience a sudden flash of clarity, or you may find that the answer or desired experience comes to you later, as you’re focusing on something else.

Either way the answer always comes. Ask, release and allow!

Your friend and partner in playful shifts,

Copyright© Laura Cardone 2009. All Rights Reserved. This is a Daily Discovery Series edition. www.profitswithpurpose.com is for progressive thinkers, conscious creators and other adventurous souls who are just too marvelous for words! 

WORD COUNT:  488 Brief, Yet Exhilarating Words

TIME to Cellular Joy: * About 2 Minutes *

The most fulfilling adventure unfolds for you, when you decide to live as an untethered soul, by being who you truly want to be… without the self-imposed filters of “have-tos and shoulds”.

This is the ultimate freedom, to allow your unique light to shine forth, fully. It is the expansiveness and authenticity that we envisioned when we came forth into this lifetime. And we find it by following the path of joy!

As conscious creators, we embrace individuality, and celebrate one anothers’ unique gifts. And being a self-actualized individual doesn’t mean that we feel separated from others. In fact the opposite is true. The more comfortable we become embracing our uniqueness, the more we feel a common bond with others.

So, how can we feel more connected when we’re allowing ourselves to be so different?

It works this way. If we’re following another’s path, or if we’re following fears, rather than our unique passions, that’s when the ungrounded ego kicks into high gear. And we feel threatened, but not for reasons we might imagine. The threat is not coming from the outside, it never is.

We feel unsafe, because we’re not allowing ourselves to be completely present. We feel unsafe when we follow fears rather than our true desires. Fear is an indicator that we’re not being led by soul truth. That’s all. But the more we focus upon the groundless fears, the more we feed defensiveness and judgement, of the self and others.

But when our desire and focus is to embrace our unique path, there’s no need to be defensive, and there’s no need to judge ourselves, or another harshly. For the more self-actualized we become, the more we fall in love with life!

The more we embrace who we truly are, the more we see through the eyes of Source, rather than the ungrounded ego.

And as we allow ourselves to be the untethered soul, the more we understand that there is no right or wrong way to be. For the beauty in life, is that we are each able, as indivudals, to create a unique reality.

And the ultimate form of creation is you creating the greatest masterpiece imaginable, and that masterpiece is your life, as you want it to be!

And you create your big, bold and beautiful life with your daily choices… with the thoughts you think and in the way you choose to live your life. And with each soul-based decision, you become more self-actualized, you become more enlightened… you become who you truly are!

Joy points you in the direction of living a life of growth and freedom. So seek to be truly happy, by being your Self, by following your heart. This is soul  integration, your primary mission, and the ultimate form of liberation!

So pave your own path, walk your highest truth and above all, love your journey!

Your friend and partner in joy,

Copyright© Laura Cardone 2009. All Rights Reserved. This is a Daily Discovery Series edition.  www.profitswithpurpose.com is for progressive thinkers, conscious creators and other adventurous souls who are just too marvelous for words! 

WORD COUNT:  735  Short, Yet Prosperous Words

TIME to Thrive: * About 4 1/2 Minutes *

You may notice that in some areas of your life, you’re able to prosper with ease. Maybe you’re really good at attracting the perfect relationships, resources or information, for example. Yet in other areas, such as consistent cash flow, well … that presents more of a challenge for many business owners, doesn’t it?

Money tends to have a lot more emotional and cultural baggage attached to it. For the majority of people in our society, didn’t grow up having candid and empowering conversations about money at the dinner table. We got the  message it was something we didn’t talk about. Then to further complicate  matters, we’re constantly sold to, and inundated with messages that tell us that if we buy something, we’ll be happier, more successful, or become even more beautiful or virile. Beer and wings, anyone?

Yet within all this consumerism, there’s also a belief within our social consciousness that states that there’s something mysterious, and maybe even a little tainted about receiving money. But, we’re still expected to want all this stuff, and to spend lots of money … to  keep the economy going.

So it’s not a surprise that there’s a lot of debt, shame and guilt around the subject of money in the collective American consciousness. It’s perfectly logical that we’d feel confused.

So be kind to yourself if you’re trying to figure this out too.

But, let’s not stay in the no-fun scarcity confusion illusion !

Because you’re a conscious creator, you can choose to see money in a fun and empowering way! You can choose to cultivate a healthier, more liberating  relationship with financial abundance.

~1~ Play! We can start by shifting our paradigms a bit. For example, can you see yourself having fun discovering how to thrive financially? Because when we take things too seriously, or avoid them, it’s just too easy to get caught in the fear and anxiety trap.

See if you can approach financial prosperity with curiosity,  as yet another way to explore life, help others and play with your creative abilities.

Imagine a Monopoly Board. As you played the game, you learned about your  favorite properties and discovered how to strategize, invest, and receive more.  It was fun.

~2~ Decide! How do you want to feel about money? Do you want to like it, have fun with it, and feel confident managing it? Can you feel excited about watching it grow so you can build a business, travel more, play with new toys, help others, and feed the web of life?

~3~ Imagine! Once you know how you want to feel about it, you can decide what your desired experience looks like. And the images you envision will start feeding your subconscious, which helps you believe and receive with more ease and grace!

~4~ Appreciate!  The more you appreciate what you already have, the more you open yourself up to receiving more wonderful things and experiences.

~5~ Right Focus! If you receive what you believe, then what’s your external environment telling you about what you’re focusing on most? Sometimes our focus, just needs a little fine-tuning. For example, are you predominately focusing on “needing” or “wanting” more money … or “having” or “receiving” more money? When you’ve been feeling a shortage for awhile, it can be easy to be focused on “needing” more, which only keeps the vibration of “not enough” active in your energy field. So,  that’s why imagining, feeling, playing and appreciating are such powerful habits to cultivate, as you expand your prosperity consciousness.

If you find yourself walking down a thought path of scarcity, use an affirmation to help you shift. Here’s an example you might find helpful.

“I no longer choose to create that experience in my life. I’m done playing with the scarcity concept, and say goodbye forever to any thoughts of limitation or hardship. 

I now choose to receive all of the abundance in my life now. I am now playing with greater cash flow, and see myself receiving and managing money with ease and grace. My preference is an ever-expanding, steady stream of prosperity and peace. I am having so much fun receiving all this goodness, and know that no matter how much goodness I receive today, more will come tomorrow. And for
this, I am eternally thankful! What a joy it is to create prosperity and ease! And so it is!”

Your friend and partner in daily expansion,

Copyright© Laura Cardone 2009. All Rights Reserved. This is a Daily Discovery Series edition.  www.profitswithpurpose.com is for progressive thinkers, conscious creators and other adventurous souls who are just too marvelous for words! 

WORD COUNT:  196  Tiny, Yet Blissful Words

TIME to Cloud 9: * About 1 Minute *

Personal fulfillment leads to true achievement, prosperity and yes, even bliss! So there isn’t anything you could ever do that’s more important than being happy.

It’s that simple. It’s that clear. It’s really that powerful!

So even if this sounds too cliché, resist the temptation to dismiss it as too easy to be true.

Because if you declare that your highest priority is to be happy, and mean it, then any distractions, confusion, or fears have to dissolve, and fade from away from your experience.

Happy means following your highest, truest path! So, follow that smile!

So, all together now …

Gray skies are gonna clear up, put on a happy face; ¹
Brush off the clouds and cheer up, put on a happy face.
Take off the gloomy mask of tragedy, It’s not your style;
You’ll look so good that you’ll be glad Ya’ decide to smile!
Pick out a pleasant outlook, Stick out that noble chin;
Wipe off that “full of doubt” look …

well, you get the idea.

So, while we’re talking about being happy, what do you appreciate most about your life right now, this moment? What makes you happy?

Think about that, revel in it and smile that big, bold, mountain-moving smile!

Your friend and partner in sharing simple, yet happy truths,

Laura

¹ “Put On a Happy Face” lyrics by Lee Adams from the Tony Award-winning musical Bye Bye Birdie .

Copyright© Laura Cardone 2009. All Rights Reserved. This is a Daily Discovery Series edition. www.profitswithpurpose.com is for progressive thinkers, conscious creators and other adventurous souls who are just too marvelous for words!