Author: Kimberly Kingsley

Eat, Pray, Love is the author’s story of healing and self-discovery. It is beautifully written and offers many blessings to readers in the form of honesty, hope and encouragement.

Elizabeth tells of a time in India when she was talking to her friend Richard about how she wished she could stop obsessing about her former boyfriend… To this, her thoughtful friend replied, “See now that’s your problem. You’re wishin’ too much, baby. You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone oughtta be.”

This is a powerful metaphor. How many times have you wished for things to be different? The image of my life force being split in two and making me fragile every time I “wish” instead of “be” has stopped me in my wishing tracks.

Perhaps wishing for life to be different makes us weak and diluted, while standing firm in what is provides the structure necessary to contain the life energy required to attract our dreams…

I recently re-watched the movie “What the Bleep…” Many parts of the movie are powerful, but what always sticks with me is the message about water.

Dr. Emoto from Japan studied the impact of verbal messages on water molecules. He discovered that the molecules in the water labeled, “Thank you” (pictured) look like beautiful snowflakes, while the molecules in the water labeled, “You make me sick” turned yellow and toxic looking.

The movie ties this research to self-talk, citing that our bodies are more than half water. We’re challenged to reflect on the power of our thoughts to either translate into sickness or health, beauty and divine order in our bodies.

Now we have one more reason to give thanks!

The intuitive message that I’m getting about this stage of my life is that these are the days. My whole life I’ve been striving… striving to get somewhere. It is clear that now is the time to enjoy what is in front of me and around me.

Perhaps no matter what your age, “These are the days.” Celebrate with me. I’d love to hear what characterizes the 7 year cycle you’re in right now – the special quality that marks “these days” for you. For me, it’s my health, my beautiful, fun, precocious daughter, all my family and friends, and my inner peace.

There are many areas in my life that are not what I thought they would be – I don’t have as much money in the bank as I’d like.. I can’t seem to hit that ever elusive number on the scale… and I’m single – but still – These are the days and I plan to celebrate every one of them.

Have you ever heard of muscle testing? It comes from kinesiology, which is the study of movement in the human body. Muscle testing, in a nutshell, bypasses the small brain and accesses knowledge in the body. You say a simple statement followed by one of many possible exercises to see if you remain strong or go weak. A strong response means yes, while a weak response means no.

This approach is frequently used to test for allergies by having a person think of a particular substance, ie pollen, and then test their strength – a weak response means allergic…

I learned about muscle testing from the book, Power vs. Force by David Hawkins. My daughter, Anna and I use it for all kinds of silly things – what we should eat, where we should go, etc. Well yesterday it came in handy for something more serious.

Two nights ago Anna started feeling like she was getting a cold, this was followed by a fever. The next day she stayed home from school. Her dad and I talked and agreed that there was no need for her to go to the doctor for a flu bug or cold that just needed time to heal.

Something told me to do a muscle test for strep throat, which came out positive – I asked Anna to test herself, and it was positive for her too. Even though she has never had strep, I immediately called the doctor and made an appt.

Turns out she had a bad case of strep and as the day went on she was getting sicker and sicker. Luckily, she was able to start a course of antibiotics, and this morning her fever is already gone and she’s much more herself:)

If you’re interested in learning more about this simple and powerful technique, I would highly recommend reading Power vs. Force. There is also abundant information on the Internet, such as how to do a muscle test on yourself.

Have fun!

My parents are preparing to attend a study group on the book, The Purpose Driven Life. Within a day or two of starting to read the book, they both came to the conclusion that they long to do more to help others.

The book didn’t prescribe helping others, it just asked the question: Is your life in balance? I believe that the question is the most important part of living life on purpose. Truth be known, we all know what we need to do RIGHT NOW, but sometimes avoidance is easier than making a change.

But if you ask the question of yourself, “What do I need to do differently right now?” It is nearly impossible to ignore the answer. What do you need to do right now to improve your health, fulfillment, relationships and inner peace?

Life speaks to us all the time about what it needs in order to flow more freely – are you listening?

What if distracting ourselves from pain has its place? Is it possible that a carefully placed distraction could be the difference between skating through a bout of melancholy and a downward spiral into clinical depression?

Here’s the thing, sometimes going to the mall to buy a new shirt, or meeting friends for a drink is the most healthy thing you can do for yourself. Maybe a nice, big bowl of Haagen-Dazs vanilla bean ice cream is just what the doctor ordered.

A carefully placed distraction can do a person the world of good. Over-consumption gets sticky (and I do mean sticky) when it is used compulsively or addictively to cope with, or avoid, what’s in front of you.

Let’s be good at coping and use life’s little pleasures to pull ourselves out of the ditch of despair when needed, but if the rope your using is getting a little too comfortable, perhaps it’s time to flex your muscles and climb out the old fashion way.

Question: How do you love negative people who are toxic to be around?

Answer: There are three steps to this process, all leading to unconditional love.

1. Connect to your internal source of unconditional love, energy, and intuition daily. Wether it’s through meditation, a mindful walk or journaling, the life within you will help you feel loved and supported.

2. Vow to disengage from YOUR portion of the dynamic. Do you listen too long? Do you do too much for them? Do you believe their devaluing words? Do you fight back, feeding a no-win power struggle? Identify your part and stop.

3. Trust yourself. If you remain healthy around a sick person for long enough, either they will change or you will be urged to get some distance from them. I don’t care if it’s your mother – life’s too short for decade after decade of negativity.

Just because we love someone doesn’t mean we have to let them hurt us. In fact, the only way to really love them is to take care of ourselves, rather than leaving it up to them.

God Bless.

Last week I slipped into an old familiar pattern of interacting with a friend. I had created some healthy distance because our relationship wasn’t what I needed it to be. Something came over me though, and I started to forget about the boundaries that I’d so carefully placed between us.

I know what came over me: Karma. Acting from karma is choosing the path of least resistance. The path that is so comfortable that you slide into it without thinking. Behaviors, relationships, thoughts and beliefs are some examples of these old patterns that fit like a glove, and prefer to stay put.

Karma draws us to it magnetically because it has a strong energy field, which is fed each time we re-enact the scene.

Inspiration is different – it is the voice of life coming from the present moment, no strings attached. This voice is lighter, and sometimes fainter. At first we have to override the heavy, loud voice of karma, and even years later it can sneak up and seduce you into its grip.

The voice of life lifts you into health one moment at a time. When we heed this inspired call, the strings attached to unhealthy patterns loosen and eventually release. Then there is only one voice and one choice – the inspired one.