Hi everyone!

February is here, likely bringing with it more really cold weather, at least in Southern Ontario, Canada. And anywhere we live on this planet, there are seasons/periods of time where it can feel right to hibernate. For me, this is that time.

My invitation to you is that you choose to make room for that ‘hibernating, self-reflective’ time this month wherever you live. Quiet time allows us to have insights that can make a real difference in the quality of our inner and outer lives. The way we think ripples outwardly to the way we act, how we relate to ourselves and others, and the degree to which we shine our best selves. 

Remember that claiming your life as your own is a process, so very gently and lovingly join with me on this journey...

Ten Ways to Greater Ease in Life

For many of us, including me, a life of greater ease is most appealing. Yet ease runs counter to our stress-producing, complex culture. As a result, it’s essential to increasing its presence in our lives.

What might a greater sense of ease look like in your life?  What I know is that it would be unrealistic for me to expect no challenges in life. Ease is more about how I face these challenges - moving forward calmly and openly on my unique path with a trusting heart in the big picture. As I accept what is, a flow occurs no matter what is happening around me.

How do you say no to a pull toward more stress and complexity?  How do you more fully lead a life of ease?  

Here are some ideas to consider and explore as a practice:

Set the intention to create ease in your life on a daily basis. A simple blessing upon awakening such as, “May I move through my day with ease” can be powerful. With this practice, you will come to deeply know in your cells that you are worthy of a life without struggle - a life of ease.

Inclining your mind toward ease requires you catch yourself when you are moving through life according to your own definition of ease. Notice the sensations that accompany ease so that your body will remember this new way of living.

Pause and breathe when you notice that you’re striving or grasping for more. The ‘more’ that I’m talking about are more things, love, recognition, success, knowledge or even one more workshop so you can become ‘better’ or ‘enough’. The reality is that ‘more’ comes naturally when you rest in and appreciate yourself and your life as you are right now in this moment. From this place of acceptance and appreciation, you simply and easily move toward what will best support you on your journey.
Know yourself - what you value, what you feel passionate about, your strengths and limitations, what you need for deep self-care, what you really, really want and what you don’t want. Self-awareness takes making life choices to a whole new level.

Make the time to be in the silence of solitude. Time with yourself naturally empties the mind. Create a refuge where you can fill up on YOU - the Divine within.

When you are with others, know that you don’t have to talk a lot to communicate. Sit back. Listen. Be. Rest into a conversation.

Carefully select what issues you raise with those who surround you - harmony on the outside supports harmony on the inside. In my book, harmonious relationships bring ease.

Making the decision to stay in our own affairs or business simplifies life. Trying to control or fix other people’s business is like going upstream on a river. The easy life is all about going downstream.

Embrace every opportunity that comes your way to laugh. Place laughing at yourself into this mix. Taking yourself lightly is healing in itself. Experiment what happens in your body at a sensate level, even when you simply smile.

Through the tough times, tell yourself: “This too shall pass” or “It is what it is”.  Both phrases work like charms. 

In the spirit of being complete and not finished,

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Jeannie is deeply committed to sparking the hearts of people to experience an inner confidence - that sense of wholeness, aliveness, and serenity that comes from deeply knowing yourself, fully accepting the lightness and darkness of being human, and living freely by standing in your own truth.

In her coaching practice, Jeannie leads groups and works one-on-one with an international clientele. She has also been interviewed by national magazines like Homemaker's, has been published in Esteem Magazine, and is a contributing author of "101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life" along with such luminaries as Byron Katie, Mark Victor Hansen, and Ken Blanchard. To find out more about Jeannie, please visit her websites, www.innerconfidencecoaching.com and www.coachingcircles.ca . Take action by setting up a complimentary session today.