Katie Romano Griffin

Three Keys to Living the Life of Your Dreams!

By Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Katie Romano

In life it is my relationships that I cherish most and my late night conversations with my dearest one is perhaps the most sacred.  Last night he commented that, I “always see the silver lining and just seem to focus on that and let the rest of the stuff just fall away.”  It is his words that have inspired this week’s educational piece. That said: decades of study, meditation and personal development work has led myself and the rest of the Lotus Blossom Team to this joint path of living abundantly and we would like to share our top three keys to living the life of our dreams with you!

Gratitude is an every moment practice.

Pull out a pen and paper and list 5-things that you are grateful for, then come back to this article.  If you can’t think of 5-things at first, start with your breath, your hearing, your beating heart. Then take a minute and really FEEL the experience of gratitude.  As you allow yourself to move into this space your body will respond by releasing chemicals that foster the production of more positive thoughts and with increased positive thoughts comes more positive action. With increase action comes an increase in positive experiences.  Here are some other exercises to boost your gratitude-factor:

1)  Say thank you to someone, or a list of someone(s), everyday.  You can send them a special heart-felt card, email, give them a hug.
2)  Receive a compliment!  How often do we cut down compliments to our appearance, our intellect by making disclaimers related our imperfections?  Try saying, “Thank you!” and allowing that energy of the other person’s words to move into as you breathe that life-giving grateful essence into your being!

Gumption.

Have a goal or an intention for each day that leads to a larger goal. If you can’t think of a “big goal” then your first goal is to find out what your big goal is!  In the movie “Runaway Bride” Julia Robert’s character doesn’t know how she likes her eggs because she had always defined her likes and dislikes by the people around her. To some extent socialization effects us all to varying degrees and so not knowing what you really want is quite common.  So, just as Julia’s character dove in to various versions of a breakfast favorite to discover her tastes, you can dive in to various areas of your life to find out what makes your heart and soul sing–all you need is the gumption to do it and the gratitude for each point of progress!

Gather.

It is often said that we are that our success can be measured by averaging the success of our 5-closest friends.  What company do you keep?  How do your relationships enhance your life and how do YOU enhance the lives of those you touch?  While we are not suggesting you toss out our more precious connections to honor your vision, you may want to take note of your responses and participation in non-optimal interactions and choose accordingly.  Remember to celebrate what IS working in your relationships too!  As your life force expands and your spirit lightens you will begin to up-level everyone in your sphere of influence from grocery clerks to those closest to you!

Finally, in the words of New Thought forerunner Mike Dooley, “Thoughts are Things. Choose the Good Ones.”  That silver lining is much easier to see when you are looking for it.

For more information on how you can live a healthier, more vital life, try one of our free classes or call for an appointment at Lotus Blossom Clinic today at:  239-277-1399.