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Rachel

Wisdom is knowing the right path to take and Integrity is taking it

About Me


I’m on a different path than a lot of my friends and even some of my family. I’ve learned many new ways of living over the last two years that many people have yet to discover or are even open to learning about. I’m growing and with that comes change. I welcome change and look forward to it. In doing this I left a relationship that wasn’t serving me and pursued my journey.
I started meeting all kinds of people who were on the same path, as myself and I knew I had made the right decision. After a few months I met someone who was not only on the same path but we connected immediately on a deeper level. We were soul mates. We ended up marrying but we are not together today for other reasons, that I won’t go into.
I am now, at a point that I know what I want and what I don’t want and that I don’t “need” anyone for the first time in my life. I’m still open to sharing my life with someone but that someone has to be on a path of living life through positive intentions and actions. People who don’t see themselves as worthy of money, health or true happiness will never have money, health or happiness. If they are always putting themselves down or others, then I don’t want to be around them. We all have the ability to choose the people who are in our life and who are not. I choose to surround myself with people who don’t beat themselves up and bring others down, in the process. People who don’t judge others… People who live in the light… Not the dark.
This doesn’t mean that I choose to not be friends with people who aren’t on the same path, in fact quite the opposite. My life mission is to empower others to live in their higher self. I want to be an example for others and if they are open, then to teach them how to start attracting the positives. We all experience parts of life that don’t seem fair or just plain bring us down but that’s how we learn. We learn the better way through the pitfalls and valleys.
You may not agree with my views, you may not have a clue and think I’m odd… I don’t mind because I know that we are all at different points in our life and that’s okay. I still love you… Each and every one of you! I hate nobody and never will again. I’ve learned to release my past and live in this present moment, truly living each moment of it. Don’t get me wrong here. I still have my lessons to learn and believe me there are lots of them, and I am experiencing them often! I am grateful for the challenges I face because I become stronger with each and every one of them. I am learning more about myself and who I really am. I’m constantly correcting my mistakes and following through, as to not let them get the best of me.
We are all on one path or another but it’s the being aware of where we are, what we’re doing, where it’ll take us, how to keep moving forward and how to use the energy we create. It becomes an art of taking ourselves to the next level… A higher more enlightened state of mind. If you are still reading and I have managed to arouse your curiosity, even in the least then you are already growing. If you are still reading and think I’m full of shit, you are still growing. If you are still reading and feel and live the same way I do, please share your knowledge so I may grow from you.
Remember to never take anything personally and when someone is negative towards you..it's about them not you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Transformations~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Your Birth Month is April
You are trustworthy and highly ethical in all facets of life.
Helpful and steady, you are able to solve any problem.
Your soul reflects: Bliss, playfulness, and curiosity
Your gemstone: Diamond
Your flower: Sweet Pea
Your colors: Yellow and red What Does Your Birth Month Mean?

My Interests

"...the more you caress the heart of the one you love...the more it will open in your hands." ~Adam Shreve 9-2-07 R.I.P.

"By defending death, you may add some years to your life; by trusting and loving, you will add some life to your years!" -Nithyananda

"Expect miracles! "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." ~ Albert Einstein "

I love...
~Hiking
~Flowers
~Spirit Dancing
~Yoga
~Reading
~Writing
~Excercising
~Traveling
~Concerts
~Fishing
~Camping
~Friends
~Family
~Laughing
~Spiritualality
~Astrology
~Poetry
~Music
~Inspiring others to live with purpose
~Volunteering
~Quotes
~Dreaming
~Loving
~Living
~YOU

""We enter the world with an open heart and we proceed to fill it with negative emotions: anger, pain, hurt, shame, blame, guilt, revenge, bitterness etc leaving no room for love. Make room for love in your heart by forgiving yourself and others."" -Patrick Wanis

"It is my right to be uncommon - if I can. I seek opportunity - not security I want to take the calculated risk: To dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; The thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; To think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world Boldly and say, This I have done."
Anonymous

"Listening to your heart, finding out who you are, is not simple. It takes time for the chatter to quiet down. It's in the silence of "not doing" that we begin to know what we feel. If we listen and hear what is being offered, Then anything in life can be our guide." - Anonymous

I read this from time to time and it always seems to have new meaning each time.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius --- and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.- Albert Einstein

I'd like to meet:



THE INVITATION
It doesnt interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your hearts longing.

It doesnt interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, It doesnt interest me what planets are squaring your moon.

I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by lifes betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesnt interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can hear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see beauty, even when its not pretty, every day, and if you can source your own life from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, YES!

It doesnt interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.

It doesnt interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesnt interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you, from the inside, when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

Written By Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Music:

Jack Johnson
G.Love and Special Sauce
Ben Harper
Lyle Lovett
The Doors
Cat Stevens
Alanis Morrisette
Enya
Creed
Moby
Pearl Jam
Janis Joplin
Robert Randolf and the Family Band
Violent Femmes
Led Zepplin
Eagles
Jimi Hendrix
Pink Floyd
Dave Mathews Band
Grateful Dead
Jane's Addiction
Bob Marley
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Saving Jane
Citizen Cope

Movies:

I love movies but can never remember what I've seen and haven't, lol.

Television:

I rarely watch TV anymore but if I do it's usually Animal Planet. I love the series, "Lost." I rented the first and second season and am currently waiting on the third, to be released. I also enjoy Myth Busters and Forensic Files too but I'd have to say that my favorite thing to watch is America's Funniest Home Videos or America's Funniest Animals! We all need to laugh more often and seek ways to do it.

Books:



"The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others." Oprah

Heroes:



My Heros are my soon to be ex-Mommy-in-Law, My two amazing children, My dear Mother and Sisters and everyone who inspires me to keep learning and growing!

My Blog

Do yourself a favor...

This is by far one of the BEST videos I've ever seen! This is what giving 100% is all about, my friends. If we all gave this much, in everything we do, imagine where we'd be right now! What it means t...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:16:00 PST

I appreciate each and every one of you!

A very close friend of mine, Patrick Wanis, is a Celebrity Life Coach, Human Behavior & Relationship Expert & Clinical Hypnotherapist. He sends out weekly newsletters called the Success New...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:09:00 PST

Not my norm, read with caution lol

It's been a while since I've blogged so here it goes... Feet! I really dislike feet! I don't want to see your feet. If you're wearing flip flops I won't look at your feet! My feet... I don't like them...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:41:00 PST

Native American Retreat

A good friend of mine has just opened her website for her company, called Cascade Mountain Retreats & Seminars. It's located in Methow Valley, in North-Central Washington. http://www.metho...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 08 May 2007 09:07:00 PST

Clarity

Today was an amazing day of clarity for me! I had an amazing (in every sense of the word! lol) weekend and then this morning it got even better! I slept in for starters :D and then eventually checked ...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 07 May 2007 11:05:00 PST

Top 36 friends I've known the longest

About my Friends... I have 86 friends, of which I personally know or have met in person, 77 of them. So I started thinking about who I 've known the longest. So, in saying that, I put together my "Top...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:43:00 PST

Five Finger Contract:

  Five Finger Contract: Judy Toothaker Two Directions: Growth and Expansion or Death and Dying   Pinkie: Exposure, Safety, Trust, Protection.  You will always risk in ratio to how s...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:05:00 PST

Moving on and letting go

  YOUR AWAKENING (My own recent awakening)A time comes in your life when you finally get it . . . When in theMidst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks andsomewhere The vo...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:32:00 PST