Psst.. I decided to put the blog post on “Global Paradigms” on my HolisticGeek.com blog (where I do my web-design related work)! No, I didn’t jump ahead!

If I could reflect and sum up the lessons coming forward for me in this module of the Free Coach Training program, they would be:

• It pays to collaborate rather than compete
• Too much energy is spent on FEAR and Blame, and
• Be of service to something BIGGER than yourself

Now, I have to admit, that sometimes I ride along the edges of these paradigms, just holding on!  I don’t really believe in competition, however, I’ve learned that I play best as a soloprenuer rather than a collaborator on a team.  Maybe it’s just my working style, because I love to engage a lot of my diverse skills.  Maybe there is a small “fear” of letting go of tasks, responsibility, or the thought that I might lose my identity in the process of sharing and collaborating too much.

There have been times I’ve “walked out” of collaborative situations because I felt that they weren’t resonating with my goals or personal ideals – sometimes even very NOBLE causes or projects.  I think too, that there is definitely a learned skill at navigating collaboration so that everyone wins, no one person takes on too much, and everyone has their needs met throughout the process.  So I’m hopeful.  I do like to be the one in charge of my own destiny, and definitely I have more of a collaborative relationship with my clients.  But so far, I’ve realized that I work better on my own.

People are imperfect and they fail.  They fail a lot!  I include myself in the “people” I’m talking about!

Deciding to not live in Fear however – I believe that this is the biggest lesson of all for healing to come about in an individual, group, family, etc.  In all of my experience, I’ve benefited so much more from being courageous rather than fearful.

Fear and Blame are evil twins!  In my mind, they travel around together like a Yin-Yang style bowling ball!  Sometimes it’s easier to give up, not take any risk, throw up our hands and say something like “Well, it’s the ECONOMY.  That’s why I’m can’t make more money.”   Then we just throw our dreams in the gutter.  And conversely, sometimes when there’s no one left to blame, we simply blame ourselves and stay stuck in our fear, and we don’t move forward.  We don’t even step up to play.  It’s time for a new bowling ball I think!

If we just got out of our internal and external “blame game” and spent our energy on possible solutions, even if we failed at a few attempts, maybe we’d be propelled into success FASTER!

Finally, being of service to something bigger than ourselves, to me, opens up some new possibilities.  Even for me currently, I’m very steeped in my own research and thinking about the concepts of Indigo Children and Indigo Adults, that some of my old ways of thinking are being challenged, and I’m thinking of some new possibilities in actively reaching out to these communities.  I’m starting to see that regardless of the definitions or labels we put on children with special sensitivities, that they need positive adults in their corners, and others who will help to build structures and alternate institutions that benefit rather than hinder them.

So, while I’m still a work in progress, feeling more comfortable in a solo role in my work, some great inspiration is poking through within these wonderful Personal Paradigms for me!

It’s time for me to kick things into a higher gear with the Free Coach Training program. The first open exam period has passed, and 31 new coaches have passed the exam! Congrats to those new coaches!

I just finished the Universal Paradigms class, and of course, LOVED IT! (No surprise.)

A few of the things I took away from the class, in the form of quotes:

“The Universe is not only stranger than we know, it’s stranger than we CAN know.”

And yet.. at the same time.. “We create the Universe.”  (cue the music to 2001: A Space Oddessy)

Ok! Read that again! Let’s now talk about embracing a big black hole of Paradox!

I can barely talk about this, really, as there isn’t much of a language to talk about this paradox, but I’ll try.  So, the human mind, which is part of our human body, a small and insignificant speck in the universe, is insignificant, yet important!  Our minds and consciousness HAVE to be held as important, if we can indeed create a Universe that is both “stranger than we know” and “stranger than we can know.”  Could there be something more at play?  Are we in fact limiting ourselves by our small and insignificant “size” in the massive Universe?  Our holographic nature and observation actually collapse the wave-form of our very Universe, so that we can discover it, look at it, measure it, etc.  Can it be that all of us simply ARE the Universe waking up to itself?  Are we simply projections of energy in carbon-based bodies, here to collect data, co-create the Universe, observe and collapse wave functions, and all the while have fun just not understanding?  Hmm..  Ponder that for as long as you like.

I’ve often said to people that “I would rather live a life Discovered than a life of planning.”  And all the while, in reality (or.. not..) we create the Universe that we discover (or.. don’t..).  Or we do and don’t at the same time..

Coming down to Earth for a moment.  What I think I really took away from this, was the thought that “OF COURSE WE’RE MORE.”  We’re more than just people out wandering about.  We’re more than the sum of our experience.  We’re more than our relationships, our thoughts, emotions, etc.

We are more than we know, and we’re more than we CAN know.

For me, when I start to embrace this and believe it, doors start opening up for me.  I’m able to choose something different or shift my thinking.  I’m able to feel more connected to the Universe and whatever “grand scheme” might be “out there” or coming from my very co-creative consciousness.  I feel more connectedness somehow when I think that I’m more than “what I am.”    And perhaps any clients, friends, family members, or colleagues we have might benefit in the same way if we passed on this information or “blueprint” into thinking and perceiving ourselves.

So, what might you choose differently if you knew and felt deeply in your consciousness that you were MORE than what you knew, and MORE than what you could know?  Would you do the same thing you are doing now?  Could you navigate the Universe (that you knew you created) with more ease?  Would you need to find a way out of the Paradox?  How would you “show up” every day of your life if you knew and felt this?

…Ponder THAT for a while!

The second Coaching Groundwork class in the Free Coach Training course I’m taking was about “Being Curious and Fine Tuning Your Antenna.” I love how Julia Stewart talks about expanding our intuition and testing it out, picking up on other external stimuli and using it to check in with a client.

But.. For me, this class was more about one BIG statement that she said, that hit me like a freight train. Here’s my paraphrasing of the statement:

Our “Story” is what we make up about the “stuff” in our lives. We choose to live in our stories, but really, they are “made up” and they aren’t true.

Whoa! This statement came to me at a time where I think I needed it most!
(Julia, are you running a coaching class or are you coaching me?!)
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I’ve been a fan of some of the teachings of Ramtha ever since I saw the movie, What the Bleep Do We Know. Whether or not you feel that Ramtha is indeed a channeled ancient being, or if you think this is a way for JZ Knight to bring forth her radical ideas that parallel the notions of quantum physics – take a look at this video for the things it has to say.

• How can we desire what we can’t even think about?
• What IS the value of pre-conceived knowledge?
• Is ascension just a “cop-out” to not exploring the vastness of our life as beings?
• Does knowledge disappear when it becomes “philosophy”?

Let’s take a look at your life!

Lots of food for thought with this short video.  Enjoy!