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THE POWER OF SELF ACCEPTANCE

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Aloha,

I was recently asked to be a guest speaker on The Hour of Power blog talk radio show. The topic to be covered was The Power of Self Acceptance. I felt the information was so valuable I wanted to share it with all of you.
This will be the first of two articles on this subject.
I was asked the following questions to clarify what self acceptance is and why it is important.

What is the difference between self awareness and self acceptance?

Self awareness is similar to a mirror that is reporting what is in front of it, it has no opinion about it, it isn’t right or wrong or good and bad, or ugly or pretty it just IS. This is nonjudgmental self awareness, which we all need to have.
Self acceptance is learning to practice being with myself without negatively judging myself, but accepting this is what I feel right now, this is how I look right now, this is what I think right now, this is my hope right now, this is my vision right now.
It is an active practice in which I shine the light of awareness on my hidden places to see what is there and experience what my resistance is to accepting where I am at.
If you discover you are resistant to accept a characteristic you have, a feeling you are experiencing, or a thought or belief you have, ask yourself the following questions. Remember to stay with the first answer you give yourself.
1)What are the beliefs I have about this that make me not accept myself?
2)What are the ideals I have that cause me to reject myself for not living up to this ideal?
3) What are the life experiences that are the foundation of my self rejection?
4)What do I hope to gain from not accepting this characteristic (i.e. selfishness)?
5)åß What am I afraid will happen if I accept my selfishness?

Why is it important to accept myself just as I am?

Until we accept our selves exactly where we are, we are stuck; we can not change, we can not create the life we desire, we can not transform our understanding.
Why is this?
When I am not accepting myself I am in denial about where I am, from the place of denial there can be no movement, no awareness and no real action. Denial blocks truth, and makes us unconscious to what we are saying, feeling, thinking and doing. It is as if we put on a blind fold so we no longer can see where we are, or where we are going. We have fallen asleep to our predicament, in this state we are more likely to become victimized by others, replicate toxic relationships, and become depressed and anxious. Why? Because there is no where to go from self rejection. Once we put ourselves down for what we are feeling or thinking we shut down and turn off and become cynical and negative and judgmental. We are stuck in a defensive posture believing the inner judge and its judgments of us.

If you discover you are not accepting where you are, ask the questions that I gave you earlier and you will understand who is running your life and why you are unhappy with yourself.

I wish you a life filled with self acceptance and love, Sheila Radha

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Inspirational, Realty

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

“EVEN IF I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW I CREATED MY REALITY, I CAN CHANGE IT” LEARN HOW NOW!

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THE POWER OF SELF ACCEPTANCE

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Join Lydia Mattison host of an Empowering Space- Your Hour of Power on Thursday 20th August 2009, with my special guest joining me for a second time, Sheila Radha Conrad as we discuss the Power of Self Acceptance.

Date:  August 20, 2009
Time: 5p PST/8 EST
Location:     www.blogtalkradio.com/empoweringspace

Call in Number: 347-215-8414.

Learn How to Create Your Ideal Life

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Check out this intimate conversation about living your ideal life with founder of Life Master Skills,

Sheila Radha Conrad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEbto_CoJIM

THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF AWARENESS

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Watch this video explaining the power of SelfAwareness

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LIFE MASTERY/INSPIRATIONAL/FREEDOM

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Aug. 3, 2009
Aloha Friends,

A number of people have admired the name of my web site, Life Mastery Skills, and asked me to explain how I chose it.

The name has great significance for me. When I started my career in 1973, I had a firm conviction that if we were taught the skills we need to have a happy, fulfilled and peaceful life many of us would not suffer.

In 2006 I decided to offer the skills needed so we could lead a life whose foundation is based in trust in our inner wisdom. which is accessed through contemplation and which brings clarity fulfillment, peace and joy.

To create the practice that would bring the above results was my goal. My professional experience showed me that each of us knows the answers we need at any given moment. What we don’t know is the question that will lead us to the answers we need.

I chose to use the Universal Truths that had come through me at a three month meditation retreat in 1982. I developed exercises that gave you the questions you needed to ask yourself, to experience how a specific  Universal Truth applied to your specific problem.

After working with many students and seeing the miraculous results of this methodology I decided to make this path available to all through the web.

Now I needed a name. As I pondered and prayed I realized I was offering a path to personal freedom by giving people the opportunity to master the skills they needed to create the life they desired.

Many people feel frustrated by the discrepancy between where they are at and where they want to be. They feel trapped by old patterns and habits that they want to brake and don’t feel they can. The exercises I have created go to the heart of the matter, which is, how am I creating what I don’t want and how could I do it differently?

It is not enough to affirm what we want, we must learn what is going on in our subconscious mind that is in conflict with what we are affirming. To do this takes skill. This is the skill you develop as you use Life Mastery Skills. As you learn how you are sabotaging yourself, you are also taught what actions you need to take to live your affirmations. THIS IS HOW YOU BECOME A MASTER.

It takes practice to master anything, whether it is a sport, a diet, an exercise program, the internet, meditation, contemplation, dancing, painting, or life skills. Anything worth while takes time, patience, practice and energy to manifest.

I invite you to join in on the exciting adventurous journey of your life, learning how to master our obstructions and live the life we are meant to live. I send you blessings of peace, joy and love, Sheila Radha

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The Power of Self Awareness

Friday, July 24th, 2009

LISTEN TO THIS GREAT INTERVIEW BELOW I HAD YESTERDAY ON “THE HOUR OF POWER” ON THE POWER OF SELF AWARENESS. THE FIRST 7 MIN. HAVE TECH. PROB. IT IS WORTH HAVING PATIENCE IT IS A GREAT DISCUSSIONS. PLEASE WRITE IN YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTION. LET’S HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC. BLESSINGS, SHEILA RADHA WWW.LIFEMASTERYSKILLS.COM

INDEPENDENCE/LIBERATION/INSPIRATION

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Aloha,

Happy Independence Day!

When I think of true independence, I think of liberation from human limitations and suffering. When we are able to accept reality we are liberated.

Life presents us with many challenges, most are unexpected, some are exciting and some confront us with our fears and worries.

My twelve year old granddaughter is visiting for three weeks, last Friday night her Dad, my son, called to tell her, her dog was killed by a coyote. As my husband and I held her as she went through her grief and lose, I was reminded of how fragile the human condition is. I listened to her say again and again this could not have happened, her dog could not be dead. I could feel her suffering and pain as she held me and pleaded for this not to be true, her dog had not done anything wrong and should not die.

I comforted her by telling her it was a horrid thing that had happened, and death was not a punishment for doing “something wrong”. Death was a fact of life. One we must all deal with and no matter how much we loved someone we could not stop their death.

I shared with her how when my mom died when I was 10 years old, I had the same feelings she was having. I heard her say the same words I had said.

Together we lit a candle, chanted and burned incense to send her dog’s soul on its next journey. We spoke about what a sweet dog Ginger was. Intermittently she cried, that this could not be true. We assured her it was true and it was very sad.

We gave a her a stuffed dog to hold onto and cry to and a soft shawl to wrap herself in. She came to sit with me in my meditation room and took comfort from the energy there. I told her she could go there anytime she wanted to. We printed a picture of Ginger and put flowers around it and kept a candle lit by the photo.

After having ice cream for diner and watching a movie, she slept with us that night and we held her and let her be sad.

The next day was a very sad day for her. She spoke with her mom and dad often and they cried together. We held her, soothed her and allowed her to mourn. She fell asleep that night holding my hand.

She awoke the next day and said, “Grand mom I feel happy today”. Later that day, after going to the beach, she said, “Grand mom, I think I have accepted that Ginger is dead.”  I told her how glad I was because having accepted the truth, she would be sad and she would not suffer from fighting reality. She said, “I know.”

I share this with you because I learned a great deal from her. She grieved, she spoke her feelings, she prayed for her dog, she faced the truth, regardless of how painful. And than she accepted reality and went on with life. Of course, she still feels sad, however, because she is not denying reality she is liberated from suffering.

May we all accept reality and release suffering. LEARN HOW AT www.lifemasteryskills.com

Blessings, Sheila Radha

Micheal Jackson’s Death

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

I just read that Micheal Jackson died. The death of some one so popular, young, and rich is an opportunity to remember the Truth. We do not know how long we will live or how long the ones we love will live. This is a Universal Truth that most of us deny. We do this in many small ways, such as, putting off telling someone how much they mean to us, apologizing when we make a mistake, taking time to smell the roses, to name a few. By not learning the skills we all need to live by the “Golden Rule”. I encourage you to remember we only have this moment, there are no other moments.

Share your thoughts on my blog and visit my website to learn the skills we all need to live our life fully without regret. www.lifemasteryskills.com

INSPIRATIONAL/GOLDEN RULE/HARMONY

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

The Inner Activist #7                                                April 9, 2009
Aloha,

I have been thinking about “The Golden Rule”, and what human relations would be like if we choose to live by this simple Truth. “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” Or as Jesus put it, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Or in the words of Hillel, “What is hateful to do, do not to your fellow man.” Muhammad’s take? “Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you.” And even Confucius say, “What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others.”

When I was in 7th grade, homeroom, my teacher would put a one line truth/koen/affirmation similar to the ones above. I was deeply touched by this experience because the truth in these statements would resonate in my heart and reverberate in  my mind. I would use them as a guiding light showing me how to be, and how to live.

We all have an opportunity, a civic duty, a family commitment to  be the most we can be and give our self and those in our lives the best time possible.

When we choose to live by “the golden rule” we are giving our selves the greatest chance to create a loving, caring, compassionate life. We all know how we want to be treated by another, if you doubt it, think how upset you get when your expectations aren’t met. If you and I are ONE, I know we all want to be loved, respected, and trusted. To be treated with  thoughtfulness, compassion, acceptance, and playfulness.

Take a few moments and feel what it would feel like to be loved and treated like this, sense your heart, your mouth, your eyes, your shoulders, enjoy it! Now take a few moments and feel what it feels like to feel these feelings for another, see their face in detail, their mouth, their eyes. Feel your heart open and soften.

THE GOLDEN RULE IS FILLED WITH JOY, FUN, AND LOVE, I wish you a life filled with “The Golden Rule”.  Sheila Radha
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