Small Steps, Great Strides

Sacred space, sacred time

Believe in your personal power, retrieve if lost

Explore, enhance creativity to allow flow of positive energy

Don't get stuck in a rut, seek out a form of support system

Assess, evaluate your attitude, believe in the power of positive affirmation

Value your gifts, your talents, count your blessings

Think once, think twice, think again before making major decisions.

Know your capabilities and limitations, your strengths and weaknesses

Don't let problems get you down- are you missing the cause

Listen to your Inner Voice, your intiution, nurture your Spirit, learn to be in harmony with Nature and the elements Learn psychic protection, grounding, balancing , centering, clearing- find out how.

Give yourself time to meditate, a quiet time to get recharged Use your imagination to overcome limitations of our mundane existence.

Find creative ways to face life's dilemmas.

GIVE YOURSELF A PAT ON THE BACK, ACKNOWLDGE YOUR SUCCESS ,LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES

Assets that are helpful

Good physical health, strength and vitality

Have good relationships with family, siblings and friends

Have had caring and responsible parent/s

Having had parent/s who provided a model of love and respect

Coming from life-affirming family that had capacity for joy

Coming from a family who co-operated with one another

Family background that permitted free expression of emotions Strong gender identification

Acknowledge sexual feelings

History of productive functioning.

NOTE

This does not preclude those who are raised in single-parent families

Bonnie Moss writes about spirituality, tools available to all to walk the path. Visit her website , a metaphysical site that offers information on tarot, crystals, aura, journalling and other topics. http://goldencupcafe.tripod.com

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