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Today is March 2nd, the day of release for Dr Wayne Dyer’s book “The Shift“. The book is a companion book to the Movie formerly called “From Ambition To Meaning”, that became the undertitle afterward.

This article is the first one I write for Hay House, now that I’m proudly an Advanced Release Reader Reviewer.

This book is a thin one, but is really concentrated in lessons and learning.
The author divided it in four parts (I don’t count the introduction): “From” “Ambition” “To” “Meaning” and details how you have the power to take the step forward to live your life with a meaning instead of letting your ego take the control of who you are and what you achieve. You can think this organization is weird but it’s absolutely not and makes sense as you read the book.

Here is the product description:

The Shift—a companion book to the movie of the same name—illustrates how and why to make the move from ambition to meaning. Such a shift eliminates our feelings of separateness, illuminates our spiritual connectedness, and involves moving from the ego-directed morning into the afternoon of life where everything is primarily influenced by purpose.
As we contemplate leaving the morning of our life, where ego has played a commanding role, and entering the afternoon (and evening), where meaning and purpose replace ambition and struggle, we may encounter unexpected occurrences that accompany this new direction. It’s almost a universal law that we’ll experience a fall of some kind. Yet these falls or low points provide the energy we need to move away from ego and into a life of meaning and purpose.
The Shift doesn’t mean that we lose our drive and ambition; it signifies that we become ambitious about something new. We make a commitment to living a life based on experiencing meaning and feeling purposeful, rather than never-ending demands and false promises that are the trademark of the ego’s agenda.
As Dr. Wayne W. Dyer so eloquently reveals in these pages, we all have the choice to shift our lives from ambition to meaning . . . and thereby complete our return to the Source that created us.

I remember something one of my aunt told me a few years ago: “You lack ambition, Nolwenn. You are young, you should be more ambitious“. It hurted me at that time. I should, yes. Because our actual society is all about ambition, about Shoulds and Woulds regarding your age, your social background, your ethny. And what if ambition was not the key ?! We HAVE TO pursue studies in University and then get a job that pay well, we have to wait until this is done to create a family, get married… A mum has to be like this and a dad like that. There’s no end to the “shoulds and woulds”.  I didn’t fit in this pattern, and I still don’t, actually; but sometimes it makes me feel bad whereas it shouldn’t because I did what felt true to me.

We don’t have to give up on ambition, just to feel and act what is right to not be ruled by it. Find the meaning lying beneath ambition.

In fact, our life is full of shifts, and the majority of them is unconscious (the first shift, for example, is from our spirit to our physical form).
Where are we from ? Who are we ? Why am I on Earth for ? And what about God ?! These questions are the principal ones Wayne Dyer ask himself in the first part of the book, in the “From” chapter. He looked for answers for about his entire life, and light our bulbs with what he found out.

I loved the fact that at the end of each part, Wayne Dyer proposes a sum up and how to act concretely about it.

It’s not always easy to have a face-to-face with ourselves, but I still think it something we need to do if we want to evolve in a positive way.

I recommend you to watch the movie if you can. It’s really inspiring and paired with the book, you will be accompanied perfectly on you way toward the shifts in your life.
Here is the trailer:

NEWS FLASH: if you purchase the book on Hay House website, you can be entered to a contest for winning a trip for 2 to MAUI for a special week-end workshop with Dr Wayne Dyer !

Links:
Official website
Wayne Dyer’s books on Hay House and on Amazon.com
Wayne Dyer’s Twitter
Facebook Page
The Shift, the movie

It was tikleing my fingers for some time now to create an self-portrait (other that a photography one). A real one. I mean real because all the Trollettes (these girls I draw) are a part of me, of my personality, at a precise time of my life. But I wanted to create something that gives an overview of who I am.

Everytime I thought of this self-portrait I wanted to create, Fear came by my side, telling me “and what if what you find inside you is awful ?”; that is why I put this project apart for a while.

YOU know who you are, and only you. People can tell you, describe you, they may be true… or not. You have the power to let these adjective flow by you as they come; you know they’re here but it does not touch you deeply.

I was told I am mean, selfish, self-centered, ugly, fat, idiot, that I will finish my life alone without any friend or lover by my side… and it’s just a sample of what people could have said to me over the past ten years. For some, it was true at a precise time of my life but it took me years to realize that it was no longer applicable.
Take some time to think about it:  what are this labels that describe you ? Who gave it to you ? Do they express your Truth ?

Everyone has its story. Sometimes, we don’t want to face facts, or emotions that lie inside of us. We can chose the way we want to tell this story that is our: concentrate on its positive side, even if you don’t forget the rocks on the road you chose to focus on all tha wonders, happy moment and meets that were life-changing; or to tell what went wrong over and over again.

Don’t be ashamed of who you know you are. If you don’t like one of your characteristic, you can always work on it to make it shift and suit what you would like to be.

We are constantly looking for what people want us to be like, and we are glued to this like a sticky bubblegum stuck to the back of a shoe. We can’t deny others’ opinion, but we have the power to refuse to take it for absolute truth if we don’t feel it’s right.

My selfportrait is absolutely non-perfect, especially the face. My husband suggested me to let it in black & white, and I liked it like that so I listened to him; I love the contrast with the colourful background. The eyes are ugly, the shading is bad too (it’s my big weak point)… But I love what I created !

Be Proud but in the right way.

Be You.

And I joined the FormSpring craziness… so if you have any question for me , don’t be shy and ask it there (you can ask anonymously if you prefer): just click here.

Last but not least, the bonus song: India Arie- Video. I listen to it when I need to be reminded of who I am inside, and that I am perfect as I am.

Today, Jamie suggests us to think about what we want to say “no” to.

Oh Gosh, I know how hard it can be to say “no” to someone we like/love, or just saying “no” because we fear to deceive people, because we have the fear they would think we are selfish or whatever. We have to learn again how to simply say “no” without feeling guilty about it. It is hard, yes.
But knowing how to say “no” is like taking time for yourself, wondering what is really good for you, despite the fact you want to please the others around you. It’s not because you say “no” that you are a bad person.

I wish to say “no” to all the excuses I find myself for not achieving things.

I don’t have time (the most common excuse people give !).
I don’t know how to do.
I’m not good enough.
It’s not how I want(ed) it to be (so I stop before I finish it).
Blah
Blah
Blah

There is always a good excuse to not finish something, and sometimes not even start something. I want to stop this negative cycle.

I may find the book “Excuses begone” by Dr Wayne Dyer to help me through that (note: put it on my wishlist) 😉

I love roaming on YouTube, looking for songs and/or videos I don’t know yet, from artists I like.

That is what happened for this video I think is really poetic and beautiful (If we are friends on Facebook, you may have already seen this video on my wall a while ago).

I love Sara Bareilles’ videos because they’re usually really visual.

In this song, she sings with Ingrid Michaelson.

Did somebody modify the time while I was sleeping without telling me about it? It’s like weeks pass by one after the other in the blink of an eye !

I am so grateful currently that I have no idea how to sort it out clearly… It’s a good sign: everything is okay or almost, and when it’s not how I want, I’m not obsessed by it as I used to be. I notice this change as I come back on my week to remember it.

I am thankful for one of my Soul-Sister, who is currently as the dawn of a rebirth, in every way. I am so glad to be a witness of the progress made, to see the evolution as time goes by and despite the rocks put on her road. I’m proud of her, of her strength, and that she never gave up; it’s time for her to start a new life. Stronger than ever.

I say “thank you” to Life for showing us several options, it shows us what really matters to us. It’s often thanks to “no” that we know what is important for us, deeply. And that new doors appear.

Thanks to A. for being who she is and sharing her gifts.

Thanks to the Source, and to me, because I created a self-portrait I wanted to do for a long time but was stuck by Fear. Finally, it is imperfect but I am imperfect; and I can’t help but look at it. I admit I love it, and I’m slowly discovering what my personal style looks like.

Thanks to Samantha Kira for her weekly vlogs, live on ustream. It’s awesome to see her create, and to have the possibility to ask her questions about the process, the material and so on. I made a three-quarter girl thanks to her: yipaaa !!

Positive attracts Positive !