These are some of my favorite quotes.
When Janey sent me a quote from mountain climber, W.H. Murray and said it had helped her decide to join my September 2012 Italy Retreat for Women, I felt her excitement. She said that after she bought a book of poems, and read this particular quote in the front of the book, her vision became crystal clear. She had been debating her decision.
Many of us can relate to the hesitancy and doubting of our dreams, right? The final puzzle piece snapped into place for her.
I knew what she meant because W. H. Murray’s words have been close to my heart for the past 30 years. Whenever any of my dreams or visions have seemed unreachable, I would read his quote. As a mountain climber and prisoner of war, he had experienced a huge amount of visions and obstacles to climb. But commitment is like a magnet, and gathers the resources, like iron filings, toward us giving us the clarity and support of our visions.
Quotes from James Allen’s book, As A Man Thinketh and Wallace Wattles from The Science of Getting Rich, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s complete the Thoughtful Thursday quotes.
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back…Whatever you do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.
–W.H. Murray, Scottish mountaineer and writerA vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.
–Rosabeth Moss Kanter, American business speaker and consultantCherish your visions, cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes our purest thoughts, for out of them will grow all delightful conditions, all heavenly environment; of these, if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built.
– James Allen, As A Man ThinkethNever get afraid that you will lose what you want because some other person “beats you to it.” That cannot possibly happen; you are not seeking anything that is possessed by anybody else; you are causing what you want to be created from Formless Substance, and the supply is without limits.
–Wallace Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich
Cherish your visions! Follow them. Like a magnet, gather around you support, inner and outer.
Happy Visions! Let me know how you make your visions come alive.
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Now You Can Awaken Your Dreams
Whenever I think of awakening dreams, I tell the story of my 4th annual Italy Retreat for Women. Whether or not you would even consider joining me in Italy this coming September 13-22, my hope is to inspire you to have a dream and then take action to awaken it.
Following our heart’s desire is like using a compass that activates a small light switch, from which we are able to chart our course. As our heart’s desires become more familiar and stronger, the light is brighter. So bright that the roadblocks are hardly seen.
Carl Jung states that you look outside and dream, then inside to awaken. He goes on to say that your vision becomes clear when you look into your heart. What that means is to be conscious of what YOU want. What is dear to your heart?
Awaken your dreams in 3 steps to make it as simple as possible:
Find a special 3 ring notebook with 3 dividers so the sections are separate. Keep it beside your bed to help you remember to use it at least weekly. Date the pages each time you make entries.1) Write a Blue Sky List. These are your ‘dreams’. Ask yourself: “If I could have it out of the clear blue sky, what would I welcome in my life?” This is not intense goal setting and precise action planning. It is simple brainstorming without editing, and without judging the possibility or viability of success. Free write to your heart’s content.
2) Gratitude Journal: You’ve heard this before, but do you actually do it at least weekly, or more often? Most people tell me that they give thanks quietly every day. However, according to research (yes, there actually is research on gratitude), the more details you write and the more frequently you write it, the greater the results, such as more happiness, energy and peace.
3) Log in your Successes, Synchronicities, Support you have noticed. If you skip this part, you may not have proof of your accomplishments. All the small successes noticed and recorded lift you up. Synchronities: did you run into someone today who gave you the missing link to the challenge you were facing? Each small win adds up to huge fulfillment. Otherwise, we tend to think not much is happening, because it’s not one grand explosion.
Find your heart’s desire and follow it, even with baby steps. “Take the first step in faith,” as Martin Luther King said, even though it may not be supported by others right away. It’s really a matter of self-respect to do what you love.
What is your heart telling you? Have you spent time dreaming and now it’s time to put it into action?
My “put into action dream” was to bring a group of women to Italy every year for part transformational workshop and part travel. We laugh, eat very well, live the sweet life (la dolce vita), and move past our limiting beliefs. The vision has been a reality for four years now.
I would love to hear about your dreams manifesting. If the roadblocks or limiting beliefs are still there, I am available for personal sessions to dissolve those pesky thoughts. And if you have any desire to come to the Italy Retreat, click to read about the Italy Retreat and write it in your notebook!
Enjoy the short Italy video below.
Happy Notebooking! Happy Awakening to Your Dreams!
QUOTES:
Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
–Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart. Who looks outside; dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
–Dr. Carl JungLenora
Italy Retreat for Women 2012 with Lenora Boyle
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