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We were all created with individual, unique gifts and talents – and a purpose (to use these gifts and talents to serve others).

The two big questions that often arise are:
1.      “What is my gift?”
2.      “How can I learn to appreciate and use these gifts and talents God has given me?”

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Answer to Question #1 is easy:

Whatever you do with pleasure and with ease is your gift.

Sometimes we think that our gift is a certain thing because we’ve been doing it for a while and became good at it. This is the main trap: there IS a difference between something we are naturally good at (our ‘natural’ talent) and something we became good at (a ‘learned’ skill).

Answer to Question #2:

Putting these gifts to use regularly (even in a very small way) is important: they are the doorway to fulfilling our purpose. The only thing we need to remember is to ask ourselves how we can use this gift or talent to serve our brothers and sisters. Really… it is NOT about us!

“The artist is nothing without the gift,
but the gift is nothing without work.”
- Emile Zola (1840-1902)

From there, things happen easily and naturally: all you need to do is to “Keep Your Heart Open” (Purposeful Practice #2) and pay attention to what is being orchestrated in your life – the people you meet, the opportunities that come to you… In time, someone will have this type of prayer: “God, provide me now a [person] who can …” — and that will be your open door!

The invitation with this practice is not only to reconnect with your own gifts and talents (your voice)… but that you sing freely and loudly!
Whatever your gift is: teach, work with numbers, defend causes in a court room, gather people, clean bathrooms, bake pastries, etc.)… sing freely and loudly!

Ultimately, this is how we love God with all our heart, soul and mind. We respect and honour the gifts and talents (the voice) He intentionally placed in us…

May you live with the awareness of

the Presence, the Love and the Power

that God wants to use in your life – through your voice.

This will move your heart, soul and mind into ACTION!

SING FREELY AND LOUDLY!

MAKING THIS PRACTICE A PART OF ‘YOUR’ LIFE:
This week, I am committing to Sing with my Voice. I commit to:

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1. Connect with and be comfortable with MY voice
(If you are unclear on what your natural talent is, go back to Purposeful Practice #1 “Spend Time in Nature” – and ask. Then “Keep your Heart Open” –Practice #2- will help you see what is being orchestrated around you and be open to the gifts)

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2. Sing with your voice FREELY and LOUDLY!
I will offer my gift regularly, in small or big ways – it doesn’t matter. I’ll do the best I can.

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3. Say YES! when an opportunity to “Sing with My Voice” louder comes my way
“Be Open to what You Ask For!” –Purposeful Practice #5- and how things will come your way. Sometimes they come in surprisingly unexpected ways… 

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YOU ARE NOT ALONE:
We are doing it – we are living it – and WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU!
Use our Radio Talkshow additional support.

WANT TO RECEIVE THE WEEKLY PURPOSEFUL PRACTICES?
Click here to subscribe to our Newsletter. You will then be part of our circle of friends who committed to this new ‘way of life’.

Our next Radio Talkshow:

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 from 5:30 to 6pm (MTN time)
Join us on air by calling (347) 215-8883

or click here to listen in: “PURPOSEFUL LOVE – Going Heart-Coeur”
NOTE: all talkshows are recorded and available for one month!

HAVE FUN with this practice!

We love you,

Stéphanie and Doug

PS: Remember to keep applying all practices. The ‘weekly’ practice is not something we just do during that one week… it is a LIFESTYLE

PPS: you are welcome to leave a comment below, a question or an idea in regards to this practice:

As I shared with those of you who receive my newsletters (if you don’t, email me your contact info and I’ll make sure to include you in our circle)…

many focus on LOVE on the outside… love from and to ’someone else’.

In a relationship or not, I invite you to take 3 minutes to listen to the Valentine message my heart shared with many this week: www.youtube.com/purposefullove 

Give yourself the gift of LOVE!
 

You got this right, dear, in a relationship or not… THIS Valentine will be UNIQUE and one to remember for the rest of your life (and every day of the year)!
Why? Because YOU are going to make it that way! You are going to demonstrate LOVE like you have never before!

Love is such an interesting phenomenon:  it’s beautiful, it’s healing, it’s powerful, it’s inspiring, it’s energizing, it’s tempting, it’s contagious and… it’s scary – all at the same time!

My wish for you is that you embrace it all and… LOVE!

HAPPY VALENTINE’S!

From my heart,

Stéphanie Roh

I had a good tickle this morning as I was indulging in our ‘cuddle-meditation-prayer’ morning routine with my husband. I asked Doug if he had any insights for the new Purposeful Practice. He mentioned that, since it is Valentine, we could do something about LOVE – we had a good laugh! For those of you who have been doing the Purposeful Practices with us since week 1 of this year, you know that they are ALL ABOUT LOVE!

Love is such a multi-faceted and multi-dimensional word: we all want Love, yearn for Love, pray for it, practice the many teachings on law of attraction for it… and yet we hear “You mean, you want me to forgive my spouse for what he/she did? Are you kidding me?” or… “You want me to forgive this guy who stole $5000 from my home?”; “You want me to be kind to ‘the ex’ who is manipulative and mean to us?”; “You want me to open my home to this person who criticized, judged and condemned me?”…

Yes, dear, LOVE is a BIG THING!

And often, we miss not only its power, but its root too – completely! Let’s face it,

“When was the last time you allowed yourself to feel God’s love?”

You see, before meeting Doug, I was like many out there: alone (often scared) and ‘looking’. Today, despite being blessed with the presence and the Big Love of my beautiful man, I don’t underestimate the importance of God’s love in my life. I often lie in bed and let Him have his way with me… truly. He’ll touch me with His grace and guidance. He’ll comfort me. He’ll ‘poke me’ with the truth, with what I must wake up to so that I can serve deeper. I simply lie there and surrender. 

In this week’s practice, I’m inviting you to Keep your heart open (Practice #2) and possibly welcome yet a new layer of LOVE into your heart, into your life. After all, what a beautiful gift to give yourself on this Valentine week:

God loves you!

He loves you just the way you are. You don’t have to be anything, do anything or say anything! You are special to Him. He accepts you, never rejects you.

Let God love you!

Let Him fill your ‘love bank account’. Receive His love for you. Indulge in it fully. Dance with it. Let it guide you. Feel His love… Then spread it in you and around you.

Unless you feel love for yourself,
you cannot give love away.

• MAKING THIS PRACTICE A PART OF ‘YOUR’ LIFE:
  This week, I am committing to experience and feel LOVE deeper.

1. To take a moment each day to sit quietly and feel how much I am loved – just the way I am. I feel the love.
2. To be thankful for this love. I feel the love.
3. To share the love that is in me with those around me (great opportunity to revisit Practice #3 “Give to Others What You Desire for Yourself”

YOU ARE NOT ALONE:
We are doing it – we are living it – and WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU!
Use our Radio Talkshow for additional support

WANT TO RECEIVE THE WEEKLY PURPOSEFUL PRACTICES?
Click here to subscribe to our Newsletter. You will then be part of our circle of friends who committed to this new ‘way of life’.

Our next Radio Talkshow:

Tuesday, Feb. 16th, 2010 from 5:30 to 6pm (MTN time)
Join us on air by calling (347) 215-8883

or click here to listen in: “PURPOSEFUL LOVE – Going Heart Coeur” 

HAVE FUN with this practice!

We love you,

Stéphanie and Doug

PS: Remember to keep applying all practices. The ‘weekly’ practice is not something we just do during that one week… it is a LIFESTYLE

PPS: you are welcome to leave a comment below, a question or an idea in regards to this practice:

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Love is such an interesting phenomenon: it’s beautiful, it’s healing, it’s powerful, it’s inspiring, it’s energizing, it’s tempting, it’s contagious and… it’s scary – all at the same time! And the good news is that it is easier to love than to hate! Truly. Have you ever noticed how you feel when you hate… versus when you love? Have you ever noticed how tight your body is when you send meanness, anger or other negative feelings… versus how incredibly flowing and light your entire being feels when you send love?

To get a real visual of this, go in front of a mirror and say “I love you” — see what happens. Watch your face, your eyes. Do the same thing now, but say “I hate you” — see the difference?

Interesting.

And guess what? People you think about in a loving way WILL feel your love and the effect will be the same on them than when you say “I love you” to yourself in the mirror. And you got it: same result happens when you have negative or mean thoughts about/towards someone.

Interesting.

The amount of energy it takes to be resentful or angry towards a person or a situation is 10 times more the energy than to keep our heart open and work through the ‘glitches’. This is where forgiveness comes into play.

There is so much to talk about on the fascinating and powerful subject of FORGIVENESS. I will not go into too many details here – Doug and I will be sharing tips on how to transform toxic relationships into harmonious ones, during the next Radio TalkShow on Tuesday (5:30 to 6pm MTN time – see details below).

However, there is one important element about forgiveness that is often overlooked and needs a constant reminder:

the one who chooses not to forgive
is the one who ends up suffering the most.

This week’s purposeful practice will create massive changes in your own heart and life… as well as in the life of others:

• MAKING THIS PRACTICE A PART OF ‘YOUR‘LIFE:

Think about one person you have a struggling relationship with right now (your spouse, one of your children, a brother, a parent, a colleague, a business partner, a neighbour?). You have two choices about the situation: to be right and stay in the suffering of an unhealthy relationship… or to bathe yourself (as well as the parties involved) in the healing energy of forgiveness.

This week, I am committing to live with a forgiving heart. I will:

1. Ask for Forgiveness…
… to those I love and know I have hurt. It is powerful to express the fact that I didn’t do what I did, or said what I said, with the intention to hurt*.
*If you have… please go to point 3 first – then come back here.

2. Forgive those who have hurt me…
… I understand that forgiving doesn’t mean I agree with what happened or what was said. I am simply opening the flow of love for deeper healing and, therefore, freedom.

3. AND, most importantly… Forgive myself!
Examples:
… for not saying “YESSS!” when what I asked for shows up;
… for giving up on my dreams;
… for over-eating when I’m stressed;
… for blaming others (or the system) for my lack of success;
… for spending money on ‘stuff’ to fill the void in my heart;
… for judging others to avoid looking at my own darkness;
… for comparing myself to others;
… for spreading bad rumours about other people;
… for using sex to ‘feel loved’;
… for sabotaging my success (in health, finances and/or relationships)
… for not seeing the absolutely Divine and Perfect being that I am;
… for being distracted from my purpose;
… for being an angry, jealous, non-supportive spouse, friend, colleague or other;
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and the list goes on.

Take a moment to connect with the areas that need healing in YOUR life.

**Once you have forgiven yourself, DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT in the area you just brought healing to through the power of forgiveness! – If you are having trouble doing so, reach out and ask for support and guidance.
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE:
We are doing it – we are living it – and WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU!
Use our Radio Talkshow for additional support: www.blogtalkradio.com/thelovearmy

WANT TO RECEIVE THE WEEKLY PURPOSEFUL PRACTICES?
Click here to subscribe to our Newsletter. You will then be part of our circle of friends who committed to this new ‘way of life’.

Our next Radio Talkshow:
Tuesday, Feb. 9th, 2010 from 5:30 to 6pm (MTN time)
Join us on air by calling (347) 215-8883
or click here to listen in: “PURPOSEFUL LOVE – Going Heart-Coeur”

HAVE FUN with this practice!
We love you,
Stéphanie and Doug

PS: Click here to receive last week’s Purposeful Practice
PPS: Remember to keep applying all practices. The ‘weekly’ practice is not something we just do during that one week… it is a LIFESTYLE
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