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The Radical Power of Gratitude

By Margot Zaher and Jafree Ozwald
www.EnlightenedBeings.com

Every time you give thanks for how the Universe has blessed you, you send out a high vibrational energy that starts magnetizing even more love, joy and abundance into your life. Gratitude is one of the most powerful and transformational energies on the planet. Whenever you are grateful, your body starts bathing in the energy of joy and abundance. You ignite a deeper knowingness that you are truly fulfilled and lack nothing at all. Your energy naturally becomes peaceful, content and loving. Your being simply becomes a gift to others who may feel a sense of lack inside. Our inner world manifests into our outer world, and choosing gratitude is what allows you to help this world to heal and open its infinite reservoirs of loving, co-creative energy.

"At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

The amazing thing about gratitude is that you cannot experience fear, scarcity, or doubt when you are in it. By simply being thankful for what is, you instantly relieve yourself from all internal suffering and can begin to know your soul's real path and mission here. Deep deep down you are already divinely blessed with a great power. You were born with the divine connection and resources to manifest anything and everything that you need. From recognizing this blessed place within, you become a massive magnet for attracting even more love, success, and divine relationships into your life. Take a few moments here to simply imagine what your life will look and FEEL like when you are constantly grateful for what is. By practicing imagining you are living in gratitude, you automatically become more receptive towards the divinity that is already deeper within you.

For the next 24 hours, we invite you to do something truly radical and out of the ordinary. We want you to explore what it is like to continuously dive into gratitude. Make this day 100% dedicated to thanking the Universe. Give thanks to the sun that shines, the clouds that give you moisture, a friend that you have, your eyes, hands, and your ability to read and learn. You have been blessed with air to breathe and food to keep you alive. Say to yourself or out loud, "I am so thankful for my life!" Let these words sink deeply into the cells of your body. Let them penetrate you to the core. It is truly mind boggling how good it feels just to let in a little bit of gratefulness.

"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you?" ~William A. Ward

Where this invitation becomes radically powerful is when you practice being thankful to everyone that you cannot appreciate or be thankful for. These beings are teachers for you on your path nudging you to step more fully into your own power and truth. Thank them for this gift they are giving you! We are all fortunate to be alive, and partake of all of the amazing experiences that come our way. As you continuously practice giving thanks for those things you typically complain about, you will feel a great lightness overtake your life. You will naturally feel your energy expand and you will be filled with more joy and bliss than before. As you say "Thank You" to everything in your life that you were once unappreciative of, your body starts magnetizing even more abundance into your life. Gratitude essentially opens up the channels for abundance, allowing you to more easily receive the incredible gifts that the Universe has to offer. As you partake in this thankful habit you will always recognize the depth and beauty of your life and consciously see the blessings that each experience contains.

"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice." ~Meister Eckhart

Thanks so much for all of your support throughout the year!

Many blessings to you,
Margot Zaher & Jafree Ozwald
www.EnlightenedBeings.com

Copyright 2007. Enlightened Beings Inc. All Rights Reserved.

How To Shine Your Light Like The Sun!
Written By Margot Zaher and Jafree Ozwald
www.EnlightenedBeings.com

You are a divine radiant being who has sooooo much to offer this world! The Universe has blessed you with a plethora of gifts, talents, and love to shine on everyone. The question is, "How to access this light and let it shine onto the world?" To become a beacon of light and love to those around you, simply recognize all of the amazing riches that the Universe has already given you. First start with thinking about what you DO have instead of what you DON'T have. What are you truly grateful for in your life today? Then ask yourself, "Who am I to receive these divine blessings?". You must already be divine if you are receiving such goodies! All it takes for you to step into your power is for you to open yourself up and receive what is already being offered to you.

"Some other things are like shooting stars, they shoot bright for a second and then pfft. We are like the sun shining, we shine forever." ~ Ziggy Marley

Many people are stuck in waiting for something "wonderful" to happen . They just keep wondering when the Universe is going to bless them with that golden lottery ticket. They spend their lives hoping that something better will come along, and longing for something that will allow them to step into their power and shine like the sun! It's time to wake up here. You have already won the lottery!! The Universe is your lottery and it is yours for the taking. It has already given you everything you need to feel loved, full of joy, enthusiasm, and truly successful. The light inside you is already on and shining for others. Yet, because you're not looking at your own light you may be missing it.

Perhaps you may be taking your life for granted or obsessing about the past or future which blinds you from seeing the beauty of your magnificent presence. Old wounding or traumas can cause clouds to form around the light of your being and tempt you to buy into the propaganda of others' limiting thinking patterns. Who you truly are is even more powerful and glorious than the Sun!! You can manifest anything you desire! The secret to clearing away these clouds of limiting beliefs and negative thoughts INSTANTLY is looking at your simple sweet Divine presence that's here now. Yes, at the core of your being resides an internal flame of light, love, and radiance. Sit with this focus for 5-10 minutes. It's worth your time. This is who you truly are. It is easy to part the clouds of the mind and see the light at the core of your being. This will allow others to see the magnificence inside you as well.

“Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine.” ~ Dwight L. Moody

The interesting thing is that the more you pay attention to your inner light and presence, the easier things manifest for you. The more frequent you let this light shine through, the faster you manifest those amazing things you deeply desire into your physical world. Just like the Sun has a magnetic field that keeps all 9 planets magnetized to it, so too does your inner sun attract beautiful experiences to you. The radiant nature of your core is extremely powerful, beautiful, and unstoppable. When you let it shine on others, they are drawn to you like a moth to a candle flame. Once this shining power is unleashed, the entire world magically starts conspiring to help manifest your dreams into reality.

You may sometimes dim your inner light as a way of playing small so as to not threaten other beings who are near and dear to your heart. It's time to stop playing small, and start playing big. When you let your inner light shine, and fully step into your power, you automatically empower others to do the same. One powerful secret to being a guiding light for others is to write down your greatest desires and dreams. Yes, you may have many dreams that you have kept safely locked away, hiding behind the guards of fear and doubt. You can unlock these dreams and open the door to the magestic wonderland of infinite potentiality! Behind every hidden dream abides the potential energy to harvest and manifest that specific dream. Bringing them out to the surface allows the full radiant power of your being to shine its passion and excitement on them. This also causes your dreams to re-ignite, giving you even more motivation to manifest them.

Your dreams are a type of fuel which bring your inner fire to shine brighter for yourself and everyone else. When you let your BIGGEST, craziest, wildest dreams resurface you give others permission to spark up their dreams too! This causes a mass ignition of everyone's dreams in the world...leading the planet to a higher state of En-light-enment. If one by one, we all let our inner light shine brightly for others to see, we create a wave of light that will soon spread across the world and shine as brilliantly as the sun. Shining your light proudly and brightly for all to see is the surest and fastest way to enlightened the world around you. So let's all take off our lampshades, and let everybody see how truly brilliant and magnificent we are.

"And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same." ~ Marianne Willamson

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May you easily and effortlessly let your brilliant light shine!
Margot Zaher and Jafree Ozwald
www.EnlightenedBeings.com

Copyright 2007. Enlightened Beings Inc. All Rights Reserved.

How To Be Independent Of Others Opinions
By Jafree Ozwald & Margot Zaher
www.EnlightenedBeings.com

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing." ~George Bernard Shaw

Do you ever find yourself wondering what other people think about you? Perhaps you may notice that your mind may tend to be a bit obsessive and compulsive about certain thoughts, beliefs, and opinions that others may have about you. This can occur when you meet someone you look up to and you want to create a good impression. You want them to like you, think highly of you, or perhaps not think negatively of you because of one small and simple reason. You believe that if they like, love, or approve of you, then you will be safe, loved, free or O.K.

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ~Wayne Dyer

Do you really need other people's approval, acceptance, or appreciation first before you can give it to yourself? Absolutely not! Who you are is the energy and consciousness of love itself, and once you consistently realize this and openly shower this love upon yourself and others, you'll be free from everyone's opinions forever. Your ego was "programmed" by society to need approval, acceptance, and appreciation from the outer world. It hasn't realized that there is an infinite source of love beneath it at your core, and that you can have access to it at anytime. The ego is a very ironic creation. It's about as real as your own shadow, and yet we build our entire relationships around its illusionary reality. As soon as you commit to the lightness and openness of your own being, the ego is no where to be found. What's the worst thing that could happen if you decided to let go of other people's opinions about you and choose to love yourself JUST AS YOU ARE 24-7?

One of the greatest secrets to transcending this game is that other people's opinions of you are only a reflection of what they see (or don't want to see) about themselves. Everyone is a mirror for each other. Their beliefs about you are a deep unconscious projection of themselves onto you, just to avoid looking inside themselves. So help out your fellow human and give them their projections and opinions back to them! For 2007 don't take on ANYBODY'S projections or opinions about you! Stop the relentless ego from scheming to get others to like you, and instead just practice loving yourself as you are. Be unguarded from their opinions. Let their opinions form freely, and honor that their beliefs are truly limiting thoughts about themselves in the end.

"As I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do." ~Andrew Carnegie

Another secret to dissolving this old unconscious ego pattern is to deeply look within and truly ask you, "Why do I really care what others think of me?" Is it because if you don't care, they may not love, respect or want you anymore? If that's true, then their love is not unconditional love from their heart. If you care too much and become afraid of making others angry or upset with you in some way, you have signed up for prison and have taken a vow to not freely speak your truth. Notice if you are hiding behind any walls of fear, and start being radically honest with others today! If you feel stuck with taking this leap of faith, imagine what your face will look like after 20 years of hiding. Then, imagine seeing your face after 20 years of expressing your divine brilliant light that has melted through your ego.

By caring "too much" about what others may think about you, you are wasting precious time which could be spent loving and accepting you just as you are. The next time you find yourself psychically reaching out to see what someone thinks about you, simply ask yourself, "What opinion do I really want to have about me?" Then, become like a hollow flute and let their beliefs (positive or negative) flow right through you. Doing this action repetitively will allow you to truly step into your power and become the radiant divine being that you are, naturally being a guide on the path for others to follow.

"All know the way; few actually walk it." ~Bodhidharma

Many blessings to you,
Jafree & Margot
www.EnlightenedBeings.com

Copyright 2007. Enlightened Beings Inc. All Rights Reserved.

THE LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK

How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you're the Terminator, for an instant you're probably set back on your heels. However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly one can get back their focus on what's important.

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab and here is what happened. I hopped in a taxi and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded and missed the other car's back end by just inches!

The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident whipped his head around and started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was friendly.

So, I said, 'Why did you just do that, this guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!' This is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'

'Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. If you let them, they'll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be happy you did.'

So this was it - The 'Law of the Garbage Truck.'
I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me and how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home or on the streets!

It was that day I said, 'I'm not going to do it anymore.' I began to see garbage trucks. Like in the movie 'The Sixth Sense,' the little boy said, 'I see Dead People.' Well, now 'I see garbage trucks.' I see the load they're carrying and I see them coming to drop it off and like my taxi driver, I don't make it a personal thing. I just smile, wave, wish them well and I move on.

One of my favourite football players of all time, Walter Payton, did this every day on the football field. He would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground after being tackled. He never dwelled on a hit. Payton was ready to make the next play his best.

Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting and good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and
kisses. Good leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present and at their best for the people they care about. The bottom line is that successful and happy people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. What about you?

What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by? Here's my bet - I am sure you'll be happier.

Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so - love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don't. Believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance - take it! If it changes your life - let it!

Nobody said it would be easy . . . they just promised it would be worth it!

Author Unknown

Your Biggest Trigger Is Your Greatest Teacher
Written by Jafree Ozwald and Margot Zaher
www.EnlightenedBeings.com

You don't have to search very far to find your greatest teacher. He or she is already in your life now. Your teacher comes to visit you when you least expect it and shows up in the form of a "trigger". The trigger we are referring to is that which bothers you the most about your loved ones, colleagues, family and friends. It's that special thing that they say, do, react to, or constantly repeat which no matter what you do, always drives you bananas! Perhaps they act superior, judgmental, ignore you, are selfish, or just chewing their gum with their mouth open. Whatever it is that sets off that atomic reaction of upset inside you is here to teach you how to become so big and full of Universal presence that you transcend it. Each time you get triggered, you're being asked to grow beyond your normal limiting beliefs and discover a deeper cavern of peace at the very core of your being.

"When you welcome your emotions as teachers, every emotion brings good news, even the ones that are painful." ~ Gary Zukav & Linda Francis

If your mind is open, you can see that anyone and anything can be your teacher. A teacher is whatever points you back inside yourself, so that you may stop living on the periphery of your mind and its thoughts. Discovering how to approach a teacher-trigger is one of the most empowering and life transforming gifts you can give yourself. You see, all the beliefs, ideas and judgments that cause you to get angry, sad or simply freak out are doorways to the Divine. Each upsetting thought is only keeping you from experiencing each moment as sacred because you are not truly welcoming it and open to letting in the expansive lesson it has to teach you. Everything is pointing you back inside to seeing your Divine Nature because the Divine Source is within everything! How could it be otherwise? The mind may think the opposite, yet the truth is that the Universe ultimately wants you to experience yourself as outrageous love, radical inner peace and inspired creativity! By allowing yourself to really feel your triggered feelings you can honestly explore that exquisite divine energy that within and beneath this now moment. The day you devote your life to revealing this powerful truth, you will start looking forward to the next time that special someone triggers you.

"We create a whirlwind in our lives so that when we sit back and chill our life feels that much better." ~Sri Eric Lee

By honoring and acknowledging these people who trigger you as teachers, their presence no longer offends you. The second you see them your heart opens and you can enjoy the precious teaching that is coming your way. Instead of projecting or blaming these people for being a certain way, ask yourself "How is this really ALL about me?" In this asking you will find so much richness, gratitude and self-realization that you will discover the divine depth of who you truly are. It is only through deep self-inquiry that you penetrate the illusions and judgments of the mind and can open yourself up to the infinite being you actually are. Only through owning that your judgments are always projections of something you aren't at peace with inside yourself will this perceived "negative" quality in them magically disappear! By bowing down to honor your triggering teachers you regain the power to sit back and observe any ridiculous reaction you may have pounded them with, instead of being enslaved by it.

“When sadness comes, just sit by the side and look at it and say, “I am the watcher, I am not sadness,” and see the difference. Immediately you have cut the very root of sadness. It is no more nourished. It will die of starvation. We feed these emotions by being identified with them.” ~ Osho

It's good to know that your triggers are often very sneaky slippery teachers. They will come in all forms and sizes, and can be difficult to see. You can spend months, years, or even decades letting a trigger run your life instead of realizing that it is the most holy of teachers showing you the way back home to yourself. The easiest way to notice that a trigger-teacher has graced you with its presence is to pay close attention to what happens in your body. Anytime your body becomes tense, contracted, and shut down, you have encountered an opportunity to learn a powerful freeing life lesson. So please, for the goodness of creating more peace on this planet, the next time you get triggered, sit down, close your eyes and look inside. Look for the deeper spiritual part of you that is already FREE from this horrific bodily contraction. If you do this, the next time that trigger arises it will be a tad less painful and contain a ton more spiritual awareness.

Here are 3 powerful techniques that will help you turn your triggers into teachers:

1. When triggered, bring all of your awareness to your breath. Breathing supports you in re-centering. By focusing on your breath you can remain distant enough to truly observe those deeper memories and negative feelings that are creating the trigger. The deeper and slower you can breathe, the more present you'll become to this divine being underneath it all. By watching the air move in and out of your body you are 100 times less likely to get trapped in your head making up some unhappy story about yourself and them. When you are tuning into your breath you are more capable of experiencing that which never dies (your soul) and transcend this old unconscious habit of negative re-programming.

2. In your mind, bow down and kiss the feet of the person who triggers you. If you really want to become 100% "trigger-free" actually physically kiss the feet of the person the moment they trigger you. Doing this there is no way you can continue with your old judgment and reaction. If your ego cannot bare to stoop down to this level, simply do it within your mind. Imaging you are kissing their feet tells your ego that they truly are your teacher and blessed guru. Then every message that they speak afterwards you will actually be able to hear the Divine teaching pouring through them.

3. Thank the person who triggers you. You can do this as well in your mind, yet it's 10 times more effective out loud. Each time someone makes you angry tell them, "Thank you". You are not thanking them for that mean thing they did or said, you're giving them appreciation for pointing you inside to see where YOU still need to grow. Whenever you send gratitude you stop buying into that enticing story that makes you a victim in your life, and you slowly unravel the illusion of your trigger and stop your ego from believing it to be true. Through gratitude you will see that deep deep down on a soul level, you signed up for this person to awaken you in this lifetime. You will remember that they have always been a friend on your side, here to wake you up out of your suffering. With appreciation, nobody can have power over you. Through honest gratitude, you are finally able to become the master of your mind and your life!

It's good to remember that you are this pure consciousness that can never be disturbed by someone else's thoughts, behaviors, or actions. You my friend can EASILY remember that you are this divine eternal presence everyday! Each trigger you receive only serves as a wake up call leading you back to realizing the vast Divine consciousness is who you truly are. So what a blessing to be triggered! What an opportunity to radically reveal the Divine light within you, and inside all of your loved ones. Enjoy!!

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Margot Zaher and Jafree Ozwald.
www.EnlightenedBeings.com