June 2015 – Women’s Inspiration Circle

Week 25 The Importance of Clarity

Clarity comes from knowing what you want and moving in the direction of it. Your soul is guiding you and supporting you every step of the way. “The Importance of Clarity” was the topic for the call hosted on Wednesday by Ms. Kionna Perry. She was very transparent about believing that she had discovered what clarity meant for her life only to find out that there were still lessons to be learned. Success is easier for you to accomplish when you know where you are going! Ms. Perry talked about the “aha moment” – how to go from living a life in business on a college level to that of a professional level. She highlighted the difference between clarity and focus. Clarity involves being able to see exactly what you want out of life and how you are going to get there. Focus is to stay adamant in the direction that you are clear in what you are going to do along the way and to get those desired results without being distracted. Ms. Perry was very frank in her fear of commitment with regard to a personal choice in trading her life, energy, and time. She had consciously “decided not to decide.” Find out what success means to you. She left the group with an exercise: take 5 minutes and write down the top 5 things of what you need to have in your life. You have the picture in your mind now focus.

11 Ways to Gain Clarity

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The Women’s Inspiration Circle call on Friday was hosted by Ms. Tiffany Prince and she started the call with mentioning the most you can offer anyone is clarity which is the manifestation of alignment. She shared her personal testimony about thinking about all of her career opportunities and realizing that people come to her for structure, vision, and clarity. The only way we can get rid of doubt is by experiencing clarity. Ms. Prince encouraged the group to speak these words – “you know what I want and you know where it is!” Clarity always feels good! The law of attraction is alignment and clarity is fun! The fog or day-to-day life can help us lose clarity. Clarity the absence of resistance, the knowing of source, and the ability to translate its vibration! So how do you repair clarity? Remember, “I AM that I AM.” No one can give you wiser advice than yourself. The secret to clarity is knowing the difference between thought and awareness. Most of us are caught in a thought storm. However, we choose awareness versus a thought storm.

How To Find Clarity When You Are Confused About What To Do

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If you missed any of the calls this week or you’re interested in recapping some great inspiration, feel free to playback the calls at your convenience!
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Reference numbers: Wed-145, Fri-146

Week 24 The Power Of I Am

Ms. Kionna Perry hosted Monday’s call on “The Power of I Am” and dived in with the very words “I AM” and how when spoken the words bring a declaration, a presence & command the existence of the words that follow. The words I AM is about speaking and creating life. Ms. Perry posed the question, “what have you been inviting into your life by saying I AM in vein?” You are able to be the creator of your own world! The book by David Allen, “The Power of I AM” expounds upon how I AM is your power. It is who you are and what you believe to be true. The words that follow I AM is what you will experience and what the Universe will bring to you. By speaking I AM you are claiming and declaring what you say that you are. It is your ability to create! It is the presence of God within! Only you can speak the words I AM, & that which follows. Ms. Perry shared her own personal journey from 2012 and how “the power of I AM” is what restored her to declare herself anew!

The Power Of I Am

The Women’s Inspiration Circle call on Wednesday was hosted by Ms. Kanika Gilmore and she started the call with sharing you’re your tongue has power. Your tongue can speak life or death. Which will you choose? The power of life. The words after “I am” will connect on them. Use your words to bless your today and invite the right words into your life. I am God’s masterpiece and created in his likeness. I am what God says I am. I have amazing potential and can make good choices. Ms. Gilmore mentioned that you should believe who God says that you are and live like you believe those things. Don’t confess lies but rather your faith so you can change the way you think and live. Start your day with confessing these truths.

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Friday’s call was hosted by Ms. Tiffany Prince and she focused on the powerful words, “I am that I am.” We are a mixture of a bunch of different identities. These identities have emerged for many different seasons and every single one is pulling upon us for its survival. We are actually wired to know when we are on the right track in life – “I am that I am.” Ms. Prince reminded the group to be careful because everything that you tie to “I am” you are creating movement. For example, “I am broke” means this is how you will stay. Instead say, “I am whole” so that you can move energy into your life. Three simple steps that will allow you to access the power of “I am” daily: 1) imagine what you want to have; 2) repeat the words, “I am that I am and;” 3) control breathing. Finally, Ms. Price encouraged everyone to create “I am” statements by sitting in front of the mirror, close your eyes, look at yourself and then jot down what comes to you. After 24 hours then cross out all negative comments.

Week 23 Master Thy Self

Ms. Ruby Jackson started off the week hosting Monday’s call on “Master Thy Self.” We don’t want to just know ourselves for the moment or a short amount of time. Instead we want to get to a point of self-mastery! Ms. Jackson posed the question to the group, “what one skill if you developed it in an excellent fashion, would have the greatest impact on your life?” We need to know that we are heading in the right direction with our goals and who we are. “The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything…Fast” by Josh Kaufman reveals that you can master anything in twenty hours and there are four steps to do it. Ms. Jackson shared a personal story about training for the Olympics as a track and field athlete and the challenge of jumping over hurdles for a 400 meter race. She encouraged the group in learning how to master yourself, it is important to love yourself and celebrate the little things along the way.

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Wednesday’s call with host Ms. Kanika Gilmore posed a couple of thoughts for the group regarding two ways to live your life. You can either live as a victim and try to get back at people or you can master it and be able to handle whatever life throws at you. Ms. Gilmore offered great points from “Nine Ways to Master Yourself, And Therefore Life” by Kara Leah-Grant. Take the energy and apply it to mastering yourself. Here are the points: 1) catch yourself when you start the blame game. Don’t give away your power by getting other people to change; 2) take responsibility. Decide to claim power over yourself. Do what you can with where you are; 3) catch yourself when you are resisting life; 4) cultivate acceptance; 5) recognize difficult circumstances are there to test you; 6) establish practices that keep you connected; 7) learn to pay attention to what you need; 8) Learn to overrule your mind; and 9) love yourself. Ms. Gilmore shared her own personal story about a sickness but she prayed to God, wrote in her journal to convince herself that she would make it!

Nine Ways to Master Yourself and Therefore Life

The Women’s Inspiration Circle call on Friday was hosted by Ms. Tiffany Prince and closed out the series. Ms. Prince directed the group back to the exercise of looking in the mirror and telling yourself that you love yourself and get to know yourself. Discover how to use the mirror and what we see to master what is within. Ms. Prince shared the book, “Tapping the Power Within” by Iylana Vanzant and mentioned an old saying, “what you draw to you is what you are.” We try to fix what we see and change people and conditions. However what we are seeing is truly a reflection of who we are. Learn to fix ourselves and not what we see. Ms. Prince shared her own story of being a spiritual teacher and delivering information that she had not mastered herself. What a profound thought — we teach what we most need to learn. Additionally, who is in our world is a reflection of ourselves. As we are mastering ourselves we need to really look at who is in our world. A lesson will continue to repeat itself until we learn or master it! As you go through your day-to-day, remember the people you come into contact with are a reflection of yourself!

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Week 22 Love Thy Self

Ms. Kionna Perry kicked off the month and week by hosting Monday’s call on the topic, “Love Thy Self.” Ms. Perry shared a very familiar old saying, “kill them with kindness.” This saying goes a long way as it covers so many areas — work, personal, and new customers. This also applies to how I treat myself. We are all works of progress in our self-development journey. Your challenges will make you grow and develop your self-love! Her personal testimony included — comparison with others; questioning all of her decisions; letting guilt get the best of her; staying in relationships too long; and worrying about what others thought of her. Don’t have sabotaging thoughts, learn how to value yourself. Ms. Perry learned how to “be kind” to herself and accept everything about herself with kindness, love, and compassion. Ms. Perry embraced her flaws and learned that the moments she experienced didn’t define her. You might have to walk some roads alone but that is okay! Here are some suggestions to kill those sabotaging and self-critical thoughts: 1) Make a list of all the positive qualities and capabilities about yourself. Magnify your strengths and not your flaws, 2) Forgive yourself; 3) Grow from every meaningful experience; 4) Appreciate & value yourself; 5) Set boundaries & learn to say no when saying yes doesn’t serve you well 6) Set goals for yourself. Go past the negative committee in your mind; 7) Take good care of yourself and treat yourself special; 8) Be proud and admire yourself. Without sustaining you, there is no chance of sustaining a fulfilled life!

Ms. Kanika Gilmore hosted the call on Wednesday and started off with some very transparent moments about a time when she didn’t love or care for herself. Ms. Gilmore shared about her mother’s battle with drugs and how this impacted her relationship with her sisters. This even impacted her relationship with her father. She would question herself and why no one loved her? Ms. Gilmore looked herself in the mirror and made a declaration that she would love herself. She also imparted that she wanted the type of love that God has for us! She encouraged the Women’s Inspiration Circle to dwell on the 1 Corinthians 13 love on today which is the God kind of love! You will see the amazing God love has for you. Loving yourself is not selfish. If you don’t have this love for yourself then how can you give it out to others? When you love yourself this means you want the best for you. Remember God’s thoughts of us are better than our thoughts. God loves you because he loves you (repeat this to yourself because he loves you, because he loves you). Ms. Gilmore shared from the book, “Love Out Loud” by Joyce Meyer about how we should desire peaceful relationships with people. Love yourself in a balanced way. If God loves you so much surely you can learn to love yourself. Take that step of faith to say that you love yourself. Be that confident person and enjoy yourself more. What a profound thought…getting along with yourself is important because you spend more time with yourself than anyone else!

Love Out Loud

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The Women’s Inspiration Circle call on Friday was hosted by Ms. Ruby Jackson. She recalled the song, “I’m Feeling Myself” by Beyonce and how this resonated with her! Ms. Jackson shared from Ms. Iyanla Vanzant’s, “Acts of Faith” on a self-love devotion. When you don’t feel good about yourself, then it’s hard to feel good about anything or anyone. Self-hate is a vicious cycle, believe that you are worth love…you are a loveable being! Do you know who you are becoming in life? You are amazing and beautiful. Begin this journey of self-love. Ms. Jackson shared her story about dropping out of college, the verbal abuse that she experienced in high school, and her divorce. Additionally, this transparent moment involved her moving around a lot and thinking that getting away would help. However, she recognized it wasn’t her world but the view of her world. Ms. Jackson took a moment to describe a story when someone told her, “I love the shape of your nose.” Where this person saw beauty she saw flaws. The moral of her story is that her vision was dirty but she changed her lens. Given her love of poetry, she seized this opportunity to begin writing about how she loved herself. Additionally, Ms. Jackson took the time to change things and started telling herself a new story which was inspired by the audio recording, “Act Like You Know the Truth” by Iyanla Vanzant. Accept the reality of what is! You should take your rightful place. Love being with all of you. Your actions should be self-supporting. You are love!

Affirmations:
I am love
God is love
God lives in me
The love of God surrounds me
The love of God engulfs me.
My actions are self-loving and self-supporting
I love and accept myself

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50 Ways to Self-Love

If you missed any of the calls this week or you’re interested in recapping some great inspiration, feel free to playback the calls at your convenience!

Playback number: 605-477-3099
Access code: 1063557#
Reference numbers: Monday- 136, Wed-137, Fri-138

Week 21 Know Thy Self

Ms. Ruby Jackson began the week and hosted Monday’s call on the topic, “Know Thy Self.” She took an introspective look back at her journey and a quote from Walt Whitman about getting the idea to know the world and understanding yourself. When you know yourself it helps you to become unstoppable! Starting the journey will present challenges but continue learning, growing and desiring to be a better you. Ms. Jackson shared information from the Self Creation website, on how you are the one subject that is comprehended on a master’s level – this can affect your long term happiness. Self-awareness is understanding your behavior and having self-knowledge. All the answers you are seeking are already in you! She posed the questions to the group, “what types of people do you enjoy being around and why?” There are questions that you can ask yourself on a financial , spiritual, and personal level.

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The Women’s Inspiration Circle call on Wednesday was hosted by Ms. Kionna Perry and started off with a powerful statement, “it’s a great thing to know thy self.” Not only do you need to know yourself but you also need to be truthful. You are who you are so embrace yourself and don’t hide it! Why is it important to know thy self? The eternal key to happiness, success and becoming who you are in life is the key to your destiny. Once you focus on the potential of yourself this is how the magic happens. Ms. Perry mentioned there is not a magic pill or 1, 2, 3. It’s not that simple. You have to work through your journey to discover and unearthing who you are! Some things that will help you to understand to know thy self are! She highlighted powerful insights from the book, “I’m a Piece of Work” by Cynthia Hale which included understanding that we are all a work in progress. You have to be free of all the baggage that weighs you down. When you don’t know who you are then you will settle for less than what you deserve! God gave you the personality for the purpose in which you have been created! Finding yourself and seeking the answers within is about asking yourself those tough questions so that you can find out who you are!

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Ms. Tiffany Prince hosted Friday’s day call and referenced a prior topic of “Finding the Spark for Life.” She mentioned about forgetting who she was and not having passion.

Ms. Prince highlighted the 5 Steps to regain your self-knowledge: 1) The mirror – do you really look at yourself and love who you are? Look in the mirror into your eyes for more than 6 seconds and tell yourself “I love you, unconditionally” and “treat yourself how you want to be treated.” 2) Distinguish your thoughts from the thoughts of others – remember that you are responsible for your own happiness. Repeat the affirmations below: “I am responsible for my own happiness. Others or __________(insert name) is responsible for theirs”
“I am in control of my thoughts. I choose to think only good thoughts and an impervious to any thoughts that are not uplifting. 3) Start relying on yourself – it takes confidence and reliance. Be sure to regain knowledge of yourself. Confidence and reliance are at the heart of finding yourself. Take responsibility for your life and stop blaming others for your mistakes. They are your mistakes so embrace them and learn from them. Through mistakes we find ourselves growing, learning, and reaching our “real self.” 4) Organize your world – clean up and straighten up any clutter that is emotional, physical, or mental so that you can focus on you! 5) Embrace your difference – we were all put here to make a difference and we make extreme strides to make a difference. Ms. Prince shared her own personal journey regarding her height and how she was able to embrace her “difference.” She is now comfortable and confident. Ms. Prince also commands respect and honors her power. Take your different and make a “difference!” You have to know yourself and your power! When you know yourself then you know your power.

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