Owning your space

Over the past month or so negative behavioural patterns have been showing up in my dog Sam. What I am really getting right now as a result of different interventions (friends, trainers, the dog whisperer - I love this guy!) is that the issue is not with our dog but with me and my energy. I only speak for myself also knowing that others in my household are working to be mindful of their energy. The particular energy that I am becoming increasingly present to is my own fear. The dog whisperer speaks brilliantly about "Owning your space" so that positive energy begins to radiate from you. When we are in fear we are unsure about our own space and the space we occupy on this earth.

Owning your space is such an amazing concept. It is about being fully self aware and also managing your emotions in the moment. When I own my space I step fully into it. When I own my space I know who I am. This is not about controlling space or controlling others. It is all about self awareness and self control - I love it! When Sam displays these negative behaviours I have to become more present and mindful to what is going on with my energy, shift it consciously in the moment when I notice that fear is creeping back in, breathe and own it, own the space. When I do this, his energy shifts dramtically and he also becomes more of who he is meant to be - an amazing dog.

Isn't this the case with anything and anyone? When we do not own our space we can allow the negative energies of others to shift our energy. When we own it and fully step into it, we keep our power and freedom and also shift the energies of those around us, even when you do not notice this happening - at a quantum level it is!

Things show up in your life for a reason, always to teach you something or take you to a whole new level. At first when these problems showed up with Sam, I wanted to walk away. Saying "Hey I did not sign up for this" "This is too hard and time consuming". My usual nature (look up type 7 on the enneagram, a personality assessment tool http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/ ) is to move onto something more exciting.

This has showed up however for a specific reason so I can learn more about my own fears and finally go deep with it, own my space. This is so much more than about my dog.

"Only what we are not giving can be lacking in any given situation" Marianne Williamson

What was lacking is me fully showing up, owning my energy and my space.

I know I can do this. I know a long the way there may still be times when I want to give up. I know issues might surface around fear that I do not want to confront. This is my opportunity to experience depth, focus and discipline, all the things that I am about at this point in my life, all that I have asked to experience.

What a wonderful universe - ask and you will receive...

Enjoy the day...

Angela

Be Amazing

Here's to my first blog entry on this site, thought I would begin with some thoughts from an e mail that was forwarded to me today by a dear friend .

Daily Motivator http://www.greatday.com/

"You don't know for certain what will happen tomorrow, or even later today. So stop fighting against it and don't waste your life with worry about what might or might not be.
Be okay with what will come, and you'll be able to handle it. You'll even discover some pleasant surprises" Ralph Marston

We waste a lot of energy when we focus our thoughts on anything beyond the present moment. I am really trying to internalize this. It is hard sometimes when you have a lot of things on the go. The other day was a great example. Sometimes when we have a big day ahead of us, we get worried about getting through it all, getting it all done on time and well - clients, kids to the dentist, dog to the vet, healthy dinner to create...but when you are okay with it all you handle it. When you stop fighting and resisting you just seem to go through it quite easily. When I allow myself to go through all my days easily, surprises do happen along the way - time for pleasant and meaningful conversations, insights received from someone who knows something I do not ("never leave a person without learning something new" - Robin Sharma) and time for smiles, laughter and appreciation.

Slowing down and focusing on what matters most and what energizes me is an intention I have set. I want to experience life deeply, I do not want to simply skim the surface of it.

"I will not die and unlived life..."

Even so, I will still have crazy, busy, back to back days. Perhaps less than I used to now that I have set the intention but if I can be okay with it all, not fight any of it, not worry about how it will all get done it will be more than okay it will be amazing...I just know.

Angela