Invest in your priorities

Lots of people talk of writing, but fewer actually make the time to 'get around to it.' As you consciously choose to invest in writing as a priority, you will also be investing in your self-growth and your future. Even if you're uncertain about how you will approach a writing project, whether it will be an article, a story, a book, a blog, a column or prose, thinking about the activity is a vital step. Whether you'll ever write for yourself publish is very much up to you. Ask yourself these questions:

1) Why do you wish to write? Are your motives ego-based (self-interested) or more altruistic? Do you wish to serve (raise awareness)? Some people keep a diary or journal to document events, explore emotions or vent negative feelings. Other people write to work through painful experiences or with hopes to initiate reflection or discussion. Still other people engage in automatic writing to communicate with spiritual worlds and to heighten sensitivities. All choices are steps you take to better understand yourself. You may write to help yourself or others or both. Will you seek to generate money? to promote a cause? to educate? to provoke controversy? or, do you have hidden motives? Answers here enable you to identify a clearer course of action. As you narrow your focus, its easier to clarify a path.

2) Which subjects interest you? Ask yourself if you desire to write pure fantasy or concentrate on non-fiction. Topics that enter your mind will inspire you and then, naturally narrow your focus. Do you have real-life experience in this area? Are you well-researched? Have you consulted experts? Are you on a path to follow in someone's footsteps? To get the point, you need to become aware of your priorities.

3) Who will be your readers? Whether you decide to share your material is partly determined by your desired audience. Decide whom your efforts would really benefit; business, organisations, individuals, groups or yourself in terms of personal growth. Will your writing need structure and deadlines? Will your work be voluntary, freelance contract or salaried? Are you writing as part of a therapy exercise, for self-healing or another reason? Is your audience to be very general or specific? Will it be older or younger? Will you reach out to a particular culture, race, religious or community group, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, income bracket or another category of people? After decisions, the next step is to develop self-confidence.

Move beyond contemplation

You may be in a romantic relationship where you contemplate the next step. What could indecisiveness reveal? When things seem to go well, you might begin to question whether the situation is "too good to be true." When arguments frequently arise and things seem increasingly tense or precarious, you may wonder if your efforts are misdirected. To sense being 'between a rock and a hard place' invites you to explore underlying messages in your emotions. These three strategies will help:

1) Share how you really feel. It may be timely to engage in a candid discussion with someone you cherish. Are you being honest with yourself and others about your hopes and feelings? Why fear revealing your true nature or postpone accepting who you are? If you doubt, ask yourself why you feel you aren't lovable. In reality, the more integrity you manifest, the more real and fulfilling your relationships will be.

2) Reflect on relationships of same gender. Any intimate connections you feel or develop are linked to interactions with family and friends of that gender. You may have unresolved feelings such as hostility, envy, blame or guilt. Negativity will influence the state of your romance and how you treat or accept treatment from a partner. Identify any patterns and habits that may need revising or eliminating.

3) Strengthen faith in your intuition. You may benefit from taking steps to boost self-confidence. This may develop through meditation, physical exercise, devoting yourself to uplifting pursuits in renewing environments, and spending time with people who enable you to feel good about yourself. The more reasons you have to feel happy and capable, the more likely you'll believe your intuition or inner voice.

4 Benefits to learning to read auras

Some people believe evidence doesn't justify "the paranormal," unless it is our own lack of understanding about innate abilities. If you decide to disbelieve or not exert effort to see auras, this concept will remain beyond you. If, however, you evolve to experience things for yourself, you'll no longer require convincing. Rather, you will know what its like, feel the underlying energy, and grow to decipher it.

Each human is basically an energy being. Particles of energy vibrate and create Aura signatures. They enable us to gain insight into a person's personality and conditions. Aura colors have meaning based on the mental and physical body. Our ability to see and understand auras has potential to change as we raise our spiritual awareness.

Scientists believe the human Aura is partly composed from EM (electromagnetic) radiation, which combines microwave, infrared (IR) and UV light. The low frequency microwave and infrared part of the spectrum (body heat) seems connected to low levels of body functioning (DNA structure, metabolism, circulation). High frequency (UV) is grounded in conscious activities like thinking, creativity, intentions, humor and emotions. It helps to grasp distinctions as part of your learning process. Why would it be useful to expand on your perception and learn to read auras?

1) Nobody can lie to you undetected. To see an aura is like seeing into another person's thoughts before you hear spoken words. Meanings of aura color are clues about levels of stress, anxiety, frustration, integrity other feelings and talents the person has, may not discuss or, consciously recognize. If your sense aura levels incompatible with what a person says, you detect lies. People can't fake Auras. You only accurately detect them if you sincerely believe without ego-based motives.

2) You can discern accurate intentions. They reveal our innermost nature and intentions. When you detect a bright aura, its clear this person is good and spiritually advanced, even if the person is humble or unaware. To discern a gray or dark aura, reveals a person shrouded in doubt, low esteem, insecurity and other negative energies which have been permitted to control. As you refer to updated tables of aura colors and meanings, you will be in a position to expand here.

3) Its possible to sense health issues. Auras offer a means to detect malfunctions and imbalances in the physical body before symptoms become visible or magnified. Learning to consciously regulate your aura is a strategy you can use to heal yourself from within. This can compliment or eventually replace other healing approaches.

4) Elevate your consciousness. Human beings most often emit dull Auras. This stems from materialistic attitudes that suppress the development of consciousness. Ask yourself how much control is exerted by feelings such as fear, envy, jealousy, greed and other ego-based scepticism. Negativity suppresses your inner self, your knowledge of why you exist and your potential. As the result, auras become reduced in intensity. You forget what they are and focus instead on lack rather than the perfection you are. Choose to go further than just remember what you are.

4 Tips to stop undermining your own progress

How often are you asked what you really want? You may evolve to the point where you answer, just before you begin to apologize for why you can't do the thing, why you've postponed it, why its not affordable, why you aren't yet ready, why you don't yet have enough of what you really need. This implies your subconscious and actual words are undermining your progress. Its time to stop making excuses. What can you do about it? How can you focus on more positive thoughts and new progress?

1) Practice affirmations. Take time to write out 25 reasons why you will follow through with your desired project. Include why you feel capable, ready, focused, detemined and prepared. Consider additional ideas about consequences on your mindset, attitude and overall self-view. Explain why you believe in your success.

2) Nurture prosperity consciousness. If its money or other prosperity you seek, its important to do what it takes to develop more confidence in how you imagine success is already unfolding. What reasons do you have to feel energized? jubilant? talented? self-directed? engaged? guided? and more aware of what you want?

3) Reiterate your desires. Speak and write about at least 25 wonderful traits and qualities you are. You might rephrase what you think you desire in different ways so as to gain new insight. This will deepen your understanding, boost morale and enable you to reframe hopes and plans more concisely. You are what you think about.

4) Review & purify your intentions. Go through the visualization process. Experience how your life will be when you have accomplished this thing that means so much. What will you be doing differently? How will you feel? Imagine how you can serve rather than say to yourself, "what can I get out of this?" You attract favorable outcomes with less ego and less desire to rigidly control all aspects of a situation.

Strange Baby

Analysis of the week on dream submitted by T.S. in the United States.

Dream: A house is to be remodeled. I am in an upstairs bedroom. A small bed is piled high with baby clothes. I prepare to organize and move clothes and furniture to a new room so workers can do their job. I hear cooing and see a baby lying in a bassinet. I pick the baby up. She is my child. I ask no one when I had this child. I don't recall being pregnant! I have been in dreamtime for the past year. At this point, I become lucid. I look slowly around telling myself to notice the detail. The walls have little blue flowers. The two male workers wear white painters' coveralls.

The baby smiles. She looks about three months old. I see a door to another bedroom and take her in there. I lay her down on the bed. She looks up and I can sense that she speaks to my telepathically. My name is Kimberly. You are my mother. I am watching you. I held her closer and felt a rush of love being exchanged between me and the baby girl. Her eyes were a very light blue. More like and aquamarine. She has such wisdom in those little eyes. I started to cry.

Predominant Emotions: Disbelief, Sadness, Confusion, Guilt, Affection and Hope.

Interpretation: In dreams, a house represents your psyche and inner thoughts. Since you focus on reconstruction, it appears you desire to move into a new life phase or adopt a new perspective. Bedrooms are private places. In terms of truly intimate thoughts, you may resist or prefer not to "go there." Yet, you won't settle into a new state of mind until you pinpoint and eliminate reasons for discomfort. Are you denying the obvious or "painting over" the underlying issue? To work through undesirable feelings and emotions, you need go beyond the pain or suffering. Discern wisdom. Recognize what you gain from related experience.

In a way, a baby symbolizes a sense of helplessness and vulnerability. If you have lost a child or know someone who has, then this could echo attachment to real-life anxiety. Sorting clothes and changing rooms represent phases of dealing with grief and loss. Bassinets are often in bathrooms where people choose to relieve themselves. Why delay emotional work you must complete to forgive and love yourself fully? The color blue is a metaphor for melancholy. Rest assured. It also reminds us of uplifting shades of sky, truth and heaven. You consciously shift focus to contemplate roles of spiritual guides and encouraging forms of soul after death. Its no surprise a dream baby may be seen as rebirth or renewal. Some people believe spirit never dies. Aquamarine (or turquoise) is the dominant aura color of a spiritual healer on Earth. You already sense you heal from within and friendly spirit guides around you. Your deepening spiritual path may even uncover clues to a new calling.