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October 27, 2009

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A Note From Sarah Maria
Beloved  Friend,

I hope this email finds you very well as always! Not too much new to report in my world, although there have been some exciting business developments. I am starting to do a lot of radio interviews and having so much fun with them. It is wonderful to be able to talk about the book and get the message out to the people who can benefit. Thank you to each and every one of you for your ongoing support and encouragement!

I have also started talking with some amazing people about potential collaboration. In the New Year there are going to be some exciting events happening. I am looking at doing tele-seminars and events with leading experts in personal growth, success, health, and spirituality. Keep your eyes and ears tuned in the coming months for some wonderful opportunities.

The official online campaign launch for Love Your Body, Love Your Life, is happening next Tuesday!!! That is right, on November 3rd you are going to have an opportunity to receive tons of free prizes from leaders in the area of personal and spiritual transformation. I have 250 partners on board, and there are prizes from the Chopra Center, John Gray, and Marci Shimoff, just to name a few. So keep your eyes peeled for next Tuesday’s special announcement – you absolutely will want to take advantage of the amazing surprises.

I think that is all for now. The article below will help you discover how life gives you exactly what you need, when you need it. Wherever you are at, it is absolutely perfect, whether you accept that or not. The more you realize it, the easier life becomes. Take a read and let me know what you think.

Also, I will be participating in a Live, FREE Teleseminar on Wednesday, November 11th.
Life Strategist Lorraine Cohen and I will be talking about self-love, body image and how to bring more joy and fulfillment into your life.

For anyone struggling with body image and self-love, this call is for you!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Noon - 1:30 pm PST/3-4:30 EST

Sign up to reserve your spot for this FREE Teleseminar today.
As always, there are some wonderful books and special offers listed after the article, so be sure to take a look.

Wishing you a wonderful week.
 
Peace, Love, Beauty,

  

Feature Article
Life is on a Need-to-Know Basis
 
 
Life happens on a need-to-know basis.

At first, this can seem frustrating, but it is actually an incredible gift. Life gives us exactly what we need in each moment to lead us exactly where we need to go and experience exactly what we need to experience. This is not simply a nice idea. As you comprehend the profundity of this, it can help you navigate any challenges with wisdom, grace, and finesse.

The mind wants to know why things happen the way they do. This is especially true when there is pain and suffering involved.
“Why am I being subject to this torture?”
“Have I done something to deserve this?”
“Why did he have an affair on me?”
“Why did she leave me?”
“Why did I lose all my money?”
“Why do I have to suffer so much?”
“Why did he get that promotion and not me?”
“Why did she get all of the attention when we were growing up?”

The mind asks this “why” question when the event is happening, and you probably won’t know the answer right away. This is especially true when you are going through painful, cataclysmic times: those times in life where everything seems to implode around you, leaving you feeling stranded, lost, and completely confused.  

During these times, it is helpful to trust in the process as much as possible. Hold onto the idea that there is a reason, that the universe has a reason; you just may not know what it is. Or the reason you think might not be the ultimate reason. Trust that the universe is leading you perfectly. It has been leading you perfectly all along.

If you think you are suffering because "God hates you" or because you did something terribly wrong or because you are a bad person, or because you are somehow unworthy of greatness in life, entertain the idea that this interpretation, although it seems very real, may not be the final reason, the final explanation for the experience.

I recall a well-known poem from my childhood by an anonymous author. [As a personal aside, I remember this is actually where I learned what the word anonymous meant! I was very young, maybe seven years old or so.] The poem involved a person asking God why God had abandoned her when she was at her lowest point, leaving her to fend for herself, when God had promised that he/she would be there with her always. She said “Why was there only one set of foot prints during this tragic time in my life?” God’s response was “When there is only one set of footprints, it is because I carried you.”

So during those times where you feel absolutely alone and abandoned, remind yourself that this too shall pass. When it does, you might be absolutely amazed and astounded by the perfection of the process. What you think is your worst hell might turn out in fact to be your most exquisite heaven. Your worst suffering might turn out to be your greatest bliss.

The important factor is simply to stay in the game and remain open to the possibilities. Life happens on a need-to-know basis. When you need to know more, the universe will provide you with more. The mind may want to know why in this moment, but the universe has its own timing.  

Trust that when you need to know, you will know. This trust will help you align your preferences and desires with the universe’s preferences and desires. When this happens, everything that shows up in your life is a gift, and gratitude is the immediate and only response.

This article is the first in a two-part series on How Life Happens on a Need-to-know Basis.
 
What I'm Reading
Beyond the Flower of Life:
Multidimensional Activation of your Higher Self, the Inner Guru
by Maureen J. St. Germain
 
Beyond the Flower of Life by Maureen St Germain

In this powerful new book, world renowned Flower of Life facilitator Maureen J. St. Germain enhances any meditation practice with her insights and practical tools. Since 1995, Maureen has been offering techniques to her students on how to develop a 100% accurate Higher Self connection.

Her easy step-by-step process enables anyone to advance their Higher Self connection to true Inner Guru status.

To celebrate the release of Beyond the Flower of Life, Phoenix Rising Publishing is offering fabulous bonus gifts and great prizes from Transformational Enterprises, Inc.!

To find out more, visit: MaureenStGermain.com/BFOL





Growing Up
by Alizabeth Calder
 
Growing Up by Alizabeth Calder

A wonderful book by Alizabeth Calder, Growing Up is for any business owner, CEO or manager.

In your business, do you:
  • Find yourself challenged to grow your business?
  • Wish your people needed less babysitting?
  • Spend much of your time fighting fires?

It is time for your business to Grow Up!  In her new book Growing Up author Alizabeth Calder teaches you how to:
  • Prepare your people, processes and leadership for growth
  • Apply the wisdom collected by parents over the millenia to move your business forward
  • Spend less time in meetings and more time on the golf course
There are ebooks, special reports audio downloads, workbooks, consultations, checklists, ecourses and more.  Click here for immediate access.

A business doesn't grow up overnight. But Growing Up shows you how to get there as quickly as possible!  Learn more about Alizabeth's special offerings by visiting:  promo.alizabethcalder.com


What's New
Vivid Life Radio
"One heart, one moment at a time
we can change the world."

 
   
Vivid Life RadioShayne Traviss, is the founder of VividLife, an ultimate life resource encompassing everything from spirituality to total wellness. He is also a visionary, writer and promoter who has dedicated his life to living and promoting anything that contributes to living our ultimate life.

He believes that one heart, one moment at a time we can change the world and make it a more spiritual, healthy and peaceful place to be.

An incredible resource, VividLife  
Radio brings you a collection of conscious minded, visionary individuals and businesses who are interested in personal growth, spirituality, conscious living, environmental conservation and protection, and working toward being the absolute best that we can be.

To check out VividLife Radio and view the upcoming line-up of guests please visit:  VividLifeRadio.com 
 

  
About Sarah Maria

Sarah Maria is the author of Love Your Body, Love Your Life. The book outlines her 5-step process for helping you feel great in and about your body and yourself. Her work embraces the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, so that true and lasting healing can occur. Click here to purchase your copy and begin to love your body today. To learn more about Sarah Maria and her work, you can visit her website at www.SarahMaria.com and www.BreakFreeBeauty.com.

Sarah Maria is a body-image expert and teacher who can help you discover the beauty that you already are so that you can create a body and a life that you truly love.
 
She has studied with the leading experts in health, spirituality, personal development, and success, including Deepak Chopra, physician Dr. David Simon (co-founder of the Chopra Center for Well-being in Carlsbad, CA), Dr. Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield, renowned Ayurvedic physician Vasant Lad, and many others. She is a lover of eastern philosophy and spiritual wisdom and passionately shares these teachings that have so transformed her own life.

Before founding Break Free Beauty, Sarah Maria received her law degree from Stanford University and her Master's in International Affairs from Columbia University in NYC. She has lived and traveled throughout Latin America, and has also visited many countries around the world. Her greatest passion is helping people discover the beauty and the greatness that resides inside so they can live from this place of grandeur, transforming themselves and the world.

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