How is Your Story Shaping Your Life?

What’s your story?

Whether you’re aware of it or not we are all living out our own stories that we’ve created for ourselves and we are a product of the big collective story of our current societal paradigm and universal (archetypal) ideas.

You tell yourself that you are such and such person with such and such name that lives such and such life that partakes in such and such activities. This is a story. These are beliefs that you hold.

Now before your ego pulls its sword out to defend its identity, let me be clear: there’s nothing wrong with stories. We’ve been conditioned to associate stories (and myths) with something that’s untrue and unreal. The reality is that a story is as real as you make it to be, for better or for worse.

In fact, this is one of the main functions of a myth – an archetypal/formative story that plays itself out in the reality we are experiencing.

To the degree that you invest in your individual story and that we invest in our collective story, these stories continue to play themselves out at the individual and collective level. Think of a story as a ball of energy that attracts more energy/more information to itself to put itself in-form-ation.

Your stories are what in-form your reality.

This is the precise mechanism that allows the Universe/Infinite Potential/Source/Zero/Pure Consciousness/GOD to have a direct experience of its infinite potentiality. Every-thing is entitled to its own story and consequent experience of reality – from the atom to the mineral to the rock to the plant to the animal to the human being to the entire cosmos.

While most things are unconscious of their consciousness and therefore tend to act in congruence with other forms of unconscious consciousness (i.e. the laws of Nature), we humans have the capacity to become aware of our consciousness (or unconsciousness) and therefore choose how we direct our consciousness. And because Consciousness (capital C) is infinite, we have the free will to direct our consciousness in an infinite number of ways (i.e. an infinite number of stories). The only prerequisite to this consciousness (lowercase c) is that there must be a polarity differential; there must be the illusion of imbalance (positive/negative, yin/yang, hot/cold, day/night, etc.) so that we can have the seeming experience of separation between what we identify as our self and the rest of our SELF.

This is how the stories/beliefs/ideas that we invest in get played out in our perceived reality; because, in reality, there is no separation between these stories/beliefs/ideas and the rest of the Universe.

Now to pull us back here to practicality, your stories and beliefs are what shape your life. If you choose to believe (and remember: you do have a choice in what you believe) that your life isn’t going the way you want it to and that you’re a victim of the cards you were dealt and that you’re not worthy to live the life of your dreams for one reason or another, what do you think you are going to manifest in your perceived reality?

Conversely, if you choose to believe that life is exactly what you choose it to be and all the challenging circumstances in your life are happening for you as opportunities to grow and that you are loved and that you are LOVE and that you deserve to live the life of your dreams, what do you think you are going to manifest in your perceived reality?

I know this may sound very “pie-in-the-sky” and “airy-fairy” and “unrealistic,” but one element you have to realize is that the reason most of us can’t simply just think our way into a new life is that there is often a big gap between the story we tell ourselves on the surface, conscious level and the bigger story that’s being told on the deeper, subconscious and unconscious levels. Remember that for most of us, our total consciousness is like an iceberg with only 5-10% that we are actually consciously aware of while the rest is hidden from view in the subconscious and unconscious.

This is why so often as a coach/therapist people tell me their dreams and aspirations and subsequent frustration and pain from not living their dream, and as we look below the surface we see that while their ego (that 5-10% of the iceberg) is telling me one thing, their actions and deeper beliefs are pointing in a completely different direction. My job as a coach/therapist is to bring this “story gap” into awareness and then provide the tools create alignment at all levels of one’s being.

The challenge is that often these deep, conflicting stories are the product of childhood programming, societal/cultural programming, religious programming, personal, and even generational trauma. In order for true healing to occur and coherence and alignment to be restored, you have to take all of these scattered pieces and put them back together again. This is the real spiritual work.

It’s not that you’re broken, you’ve just forgotten your Wholeness.

The more you remember your Wholeness, the more you realize your Oneness with everyone and everything. The more your awareness of your self grows to include your SELF, the more power and control you have over the reality you’re choosing to live, and thus you can choose to create the reality (choose the story) that’s best for you and ultimately the entire world and Universe as YOU.

This is the story that I personally choose to believe because it provides me with the greatest freedom and opportunity to live the life I want and to create the best relationship possible with me self and others (my SELF).

Stress Management

Stress comes in a variety of forms and can have a plethora of different effects on our health. Whether familial responsibilities, our jobs, physical training, etc, having multiple sources of stress requires a delicate balance in order to maintain peace and optimal functionality.

But how does one “manage” stress if it’s always present? We can’t avoid the trials that life brings our way, but we absolutely can control how we handle them. One method of stress management is mindfulness (meditation, breath work, yoga), this allows one to become more in touch with the inner self and clearly envision who they want to become. Another form of management is physical exercise. It is no secret that movement truly is medicine. Whether it be the release of endorphins (“feel good” hormone resulting from exercise) or just the confidence gained from completing a tough workout, being physically active will indefinitely help release tension and ease the mind from stress. Even more so, conditioning the mind to be comfortable with uncomfortable situations (ie, vigorous training, cold therapy) will make the stress in our lives seem much less threatening than it otherwise could be. Last but certainly not least, the third form of stress management is spending time with people who love you. Love is the most powerful force in the world and can truly impact someone’s life in a positive way. Self love is the greatest form of this, and doing things that make you happy in the company of those you care for can bring light into the darkest situations. Ultimately, love is the root of all of these things, focusing on letting love into our lives and loving ourselves through gratitude will give us the strength we need to handle whatever life throws our way. Just one step at a time.

What You Need to Know About Water

The simplest things in life are often the most powerful – and also the most overlooked and taken for granted.

Our bodies are made up of 55-75% water.

Water covers about 70% of the surface of the Earth.

Less than 1-2% of this water is drinkable.

Water has a virtually infinite capacity to store, be affected by, and transfer energy and information (i.e. vibrations and frequencies from all sources).

Water is required for every chemical reaction in our bodies.

Without water life as we know it could not exist.

One atom of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen – this simple molecule is what makes you possible.

You’d think with something so vital to our lives that we’d pay more attention to it and take better care to ensure that our water is clean and providing coherent energy and information.

Most people do not drink enough water to sustain adequate levels of hydration (again, the hydration that is required for your body-mind to function properly). And of the minority that do drink a sufficient quantity of water, the quality of that water is often so poor that it’s creating more stress on the body than what its providing in hydration.

Most of our water supply is poisoned with industrial chemicals, heavy metals, pesticide residue, pharmaceutical residue, chlorine, fluoride, and even sewage. Although we have very sophisticated water filtration systems, most are not designed to test and filter out all of the potential harmful toxins that find their way into our water supply. And even if all toxins are removed, most people are not aware that even the energetic imprint of chemicals can have a similar or even greater impact on the body than the chemical itself. Not only this, but most of “filtered” drinking water is then stored in plastic bottles that leach plastic back into the water.

This isn’t meant to scare you away from drinking water, but to grow your awareness so that you can be more intentional with where you’re getting your water from, how you’re storing your water, and how you’re supporting (or damaging) our water supply with the choices you’re making.

As a general rule of thumb, you should be drinking at least half of your body weight in ounces of water per day.

This should in the form of pure, clear water, as anything you add to your water will ultimately get processed more like a food-stuff.

The golden standard of water quality is local, artesian well water – water that naturally springs up from the earth; ideally from a protected location. This water is naturally purified, structured, and mineralized.

The second best option is to find water from a local, protected spring.

If neither of these is an option you should at least get water that’s been properly filtered and store it in glass or high quality stainless steel. You can then add a high quality sea salt (like Celtic Sea Salt) to your water to remineralize it, as the minerals and trace minerals in water play a big role in your metabolism and hormone regulation.

If you have no other option but to drink out of plastic bottles, try to buy water that’s been bottled from natural sources and stick to popular brands that ideally haven’t been bottled for as long of a duration as other, less popular, brands.

Even if your water is clean and mineralized, it’s still beneficial to make sure it’s coherently structured (i.e. it carries harmonious energy and information). There are a number of ways to do this, from building or purchasing a water charger to using an Analemma Water Wand to BioGeometry to simply putting your love and intention into the water.

These principles apply not only to the water your drink but also the water you shower, bathe, and cook with. For this reason it’s beneficial to install a whole house water filtration system. You just want to make sure you get your water tested so you can filter out exactly what needs to be filtered.

Personally, as I am still growing in this process, I have a couple of 5 gallon glass containers that I fill up with filtered water from the water dispenser at Whole Foods. We use this water for drinking and cooking. I have a one gallon stainless steel jug that I fill up every morning and add Celtic Sea Salt to mineralize it. I do my best to keep my water away from disharmonious frequencies such as cell phones, laptops, electrical wires, and Wi-Fi. I also do my best to drink with intention and infuse my water with the love I have for its ability to hydrate me and allow me to continue to live my Dream.

Last tip: drink your food and chew your water. Chew your food until it is a liquid and allow your water to settle in your mouth and mix with your saliva before swallowing. This will aid with absorption and digestion.

There you go. Go grab a glass of your artesian well water from your water charger and let’s keep partying.