Laila's Blog

When Life Gets in the Way: Go With the Flow

lailabeaudoin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:56:11 +0000

It is nice to be back to my blog after life recently got in the way of my well-laid plans. I am referring to an illness within my family that somewhat disrupted my schedule over the past few weeks. How do we deal with such disruptions? After all, life gets in the way for all of us from time to time, and can thwart our best efforts to stay on track with our own agenda. My immediate and initial reaction to this unexpected mini-crisis was at first some denial of the facts, followed by resistance. Questions like ‘why now?’ and ‘why is this happening?’ indicate resistance to what ‘is.’ Suffice it to say that neither response leads to either good feelings or a successful outcome. Resistance is needless and self-inflicted suffering and denial is counter-productive and stressful, like procrastination. Despite our wish that things might be different when life interferes with our plans, we can choose to feel like a victim or respond to the actual facts of the situation before us and be pro-active in what action steps are needed, with which to navigate most successfully through the unexpected turn of events. In truth, though, while I chose to be pro-active and chose to take the high road, and to do what would be in my highest good and in the best interest of all concerned, choosing the self-loving and loving way is not always easy. But, so long as we struggle or rail against what is, we prolong our suffering. In Conversations with God, by Neale Donald Walsch, we are instructed to be first and foremost self-centered. ‘The most loving person is the person who is Self-centered.’ (page 124). ‘I tell you this-putting yourself first in the highest sense never leads to unGodly acts.’ (page 132). The mistake is to do things in a relationship out of a sense of ‘obligation.’ Bottom line: we can be loving only by mastering the ability to be self-centered. This suggests we must know our motives, and be aware of our purpose in all that we do in our relationships. My ultimate decision to be as helpful as possible and to provide some care-taking services to a beloved family member, was based on a very conscious decision: I wished to do what was in my highest good and what truly reflected the person that I wish to be, the Who I am. Although this decision is very self-centered (in the sense that it is self-serfing as well) this awareness and motivation lead to what was the most loving result for me and for the sick member in my family-for all concerned. I highly recommend Walsch’s book. It promotes personal freedom, clarity around relationship concerns, love of others and, above all, love of self and inner peace-all guaranteed, when mastered, to help us ‘go with the flow.’ Laila Beaudoin, Personal Success Coach, Montreal www.innerpeacenow.ca Tel: 514-697-6087

Feeling great all the time-it’s your mindset that makes the difference

lailabeaudoin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:12:38 +0000

I finally get it and I’m feeling this at a cellular level: there is no reason I can’t be feeling really good all the time. How did I suddenly understand this basic truth? Because whenI take a real honest look at myself and I think back to times when I had angst and misery overcome me, I realize the reason I felt bad is that I let my guard down and allowed my fears, worries and excuses take over me. The fear-based lower self, the ego, took over my higher, love-based thinking, sensible and wise self. You too can have such certainty and deserve to feel great all the time. It is your birthright. While it is true that fear-based thinking and self-inflicted pain is something we all struggle with at times, I believe that with self-awareness and a commitment to reduce the power of our fears upon us, we can all make enormous progress to overcome the fears and excuses that sabotage our desire for happiness and success. That’s the first step: your decision that you deserve happiness and success and will do what it takes to attain it. You might ask ‘How do you do that?’ There are many ways: self-help books galore, devoted friends, seminars, role-models that inspire you, and professionals that have been trained to guide and support you. There is noone that has the power to rob you of your claim to fulfillment in life and from feeling great all the time-except yourself. You deserve the best and you are responsible for your happiness, and the process of going for what you want is the self-loving way and the recipe for feeling great all the time. Enjoy the journey.

The gift of envy is hope

lailabeaudoin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:21:56 +0000

Think of envy as a good thing. When we envy someone we are actually recognizing qualities we have within ourselves. It is not possible to admire the success, leadership, positive energy, passion, enthusiasm, courage and whatever else may inspire you about someone, without possessing those qualities within yourself. Unfortunately, though, when we see qualities we do not admire in others, the truth is we are recognizing those qualities because we ourselves possess those too, but we deny and hide them. The good news is that there is a gift to our dark side and it is often the best of what we reveal of ourselves to the outer world. For example, the person with hateful feelings may be one of the most loving individuals you know. The person denying their greed, may be notably generous and giving. The most humble, may be hiding their tendency towards arrogance. So be inspired and hopeful when you notice you are being envious of another’s admirable qualities. Then go to work and work at bringing them out in yourself! Hope is the key to change and better days to come.

Welcome to Laila’s Blog!

lailabeaudoin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:38:14 +0000

AREN’T WE ALL LOOKING FOR THE MAGIC PILL TO MAKE EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT FOR US? LISTEN UP ABOUT A MAGIC PILL THAT WORKED FOR ME THIS PAST WEEK! My ‘PILL’ was a numerology consultation with PAULINE EDWARD, a Montreal writer, author and recently-turned publisher soon to release a new book she’s been working on in recent months. Some of you may know of her books, A Time for Success and The Power of Time, the latter of which is a numerology guide to life. I used the latter book to make some calculations and to utilize Pauline’s numerological expertise from home. Recently, I decided that a more in-depth understanding from Pauline herself, would be both far more intriguing and fun, as well as a ‘must’d0′ if I were to truly benefit from the power and wisdom of the stars and my numbers (numerology, my defiition) to illuminate my life path and journey. I booked the appointment and enjoyed a memorable couple of hours with Pauline. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED! Her insightful analysis left me feeling that I am totally in tune with and ‘in synch.’ with what the numbers revealed. I learned that we all go through 9-year cycles, with years 1-8 reflecting increasing energy, and year 9 being a year of decreasing energy. I was both delighted and stunned to learn my year off from work in an earlier cycle, a year of rest as it turned out, conincided precisely with year 9 of the former 9 year cycle. Now I am in year 4 of my current cycle. Year 4 is a year of work, work and more work-productivity-which again corresponds perfectly with my plan for this year and with what’s actually been happening already in my personal success coaching business in 2009. BEST OF ALL: Pauline’s analysis completely validated (and explains) my choice of personal coaching as my true and authentic career path, life purpose and mission. THANK YOU MAGIC PILL FOR THE UNEXPECTED BUT-OH SO WELCOME- INNER PEACE YOU DELIVERED!

My advice: don’t stay on automatic cruise in life wondering if your choices are the right ones, wondering what decisions you need to make for greater fulfillment and joy in your life. Numerology is a fabulous tool you can apply in making and/or confirming your life choices-a wonderful pill and road map to guide you in your future planning. Ben Franklin stated ‘if you think education is expensive, consider the cost of ignorance!’ Consider numerology as personalized education. My final words on this: Julia Cameron, in The Artist’s Way urges us to remind ourselves daily of the following mantra: ‘Treating myself as a precious object will make me strong.’ TREAT YOURSELF to a session with Pauline if you live in Montreal, or a telephone session with her; or a session with your local numerological expert whereever you reside. It just might bring you inner peace and it will make you stronger!

Welcome to Laila’s blog

lailabeaudoin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:43:19 +0000

AREN’T WE ALL LOOKING FOR THE MAGIC PILL THAT WILL MAKE EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT FOR US? LISTEN UP ABOUT A MAGIC PILL I CONSUMED THIS PAST WEEK THAT WORKED FOR ME! My ‘pill’ was a numerology consultation with PAULINE EDWARD, a Montreal writer, author and recently-turned publisher who will soon be releasing a new book she’s been working on of late. Some of you may know of her books, A Time for Success and The Power of Time, the latter of which is a numerology guide to life. I used the latter book to make some calculations and to use Pauline’s numerological skills at home. However, I recently decided that a more in-depth understanding from a true expert in the field would be both far more intriguing and fun; and that this was a ‘must-do’ if I were to truly benefit from the power of the stars and numbers-numerology, my definition- to illuminate my life path and journey. I booked the appointment and enjoyed a memorable couple of hours with Pauline. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED! Her insightful analysis left me feeling that I am totally in ‘synch’ with where the numbers (universe) intends me to be presently. One thing I learned about is how we all go through 9-year life cycles, with year number 9 being the one of decreasing energy and years 1-8 being years of increased energy. I was both delighted and stunned to learn my year ‘off’ recently, my year of rest, coincided precisely with year 9 of my former life cycle. And now I am in year 4, which is a year of work, work and more work and productivity-which again corresponds perfectly with my plan for this year and what’s actually happening in my personal success coaching business presently. BEST OF ALL: Pauline’s analysis completely validates and explains my choice of personal coaching as my career path, and life purpose and mission. THANK YOU MAGIC PILL FOR THE INNER PEACE YOU BROUGHT ME! So don’t stay on automatic cruise or auto-pilot in life. Numerology is a fabulous tool you can apply in making and/or confirming life choices-a wonderful road map to guide you in your future planning. Ben Franklin said, ‘If education is expensive, consider the cost of ignorance!’ My final words on this: Julia Cameron, in The Artist’s Way urges us to remind ourselves daily of the following mantra: ‘treating myself as a precious object will make me strong.’ ‘Treat yourself’ to a session with Pauline if you live in Montreal, or contact her by phone. Or find your local numerological expert if you want a face-to-face consultation wherever you reside. It will make you stronger!