Are You A Lover Of What Is?

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Can I share my latest read with you?  It makes such complete sense to me that I felt compelled to tell you about it.

Loving What Is
This is an excerpt from Byron Katie’s Book – Loving What Is:

“I am a lover of what is, not because I’m a spiritual person, but because it hurts me when I argue with reality.  We can know that reality is good just as it is, because when we argue with it, we experience tension and frustration.  We don’t feel natural or balanced.  When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless.”
My Dear Friends…
Doesn’t this free you up?  Doesn’t it give you permission to say, “Ah, yes, it is all OK – I am not going to argue with “what is.”  I can accept it and then take the steps that are necessary with ease.
Living an untruth is always stressful.   So many times haven’t we denied or tried to control our reality instead of just accepting it.  And how has that worked out?  Usually it becomes at some point very painful.
The process of Life Recovery is just like that…loving it all…loving every broken piece of it and then some.
Maybe it’s your career, relationship, environment, finances or health that’s causing you anxiety, frustration and confusion.  But if, just if, we take this approach of Loving What Is, doesn’t it feel gentler and more peaceful? Doesn’t clarity begin to focus in? Then inspiration possibly?
If you are struggling and would like to learn how to overcome your challenges and recover, I would love to share with you all the valuable tools that help me.
In Healing,
Patricia
xoxo

Is Your Kitchen Smiling?

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A kitchen is such an important place in the home, wouldn’t you agree?

A lot happens in the kitchen. 

Think about it.

In the kitchen we stock our cabinets with utensils and kitchenware to prepare and enjoy our meals.

We store our food in pantries, cupboards, the refrigerator and freezer.

Some of us dine in the kitchen with table and chairs, while others take a more causal approach with an island counter and stools.

There’s an obvious purpose for the kitchen – it’s a room that provides nourishment for us.

But it’s also a place where we converse and commune with others. Or where we find solace in a cup of coffee/tea with our morning or evening read.

The kitchen is an important room.

Did you know you can learn a lot about a person by observing their kitchen?  It can reveal their habits, routines, patterns, circumstances and so much more. 

For example:

  • When you are looking for your utensils do you find them easily?
  • When you go to stock your cabinets, do you have room to put your things away?
  • When you gather your food, are you aware of what you do or don’t have?
  • When you sit to enjoy your meal is your table or counter clear for your place setting?
  • When your communing with others or just by yourself, is it a relaxed, inviting area?

So what do you think – is your kitchen smiling?

Curious to learn more about your kitchen and what it may be saying about you?

If so, please join me in this upcoming tel-class. Once you register, you will receive a short questionnaire to complete. We will review it together in class.

Till then, I’ll be cooking up some good stuff to share with you from my kitchen.
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I can’t make it
With love,Patricia Diesel, CPC
www.keepitsimplenow.com
(908) 642-1226

Life’s Golden Ticket

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In Brendon Burchard’s inspirational novel, Life’s Golden Ticket, he talks about this particular character who’s life isn’t going too well.  His business is falling apart, his relationship with his Fiance, (who he loves deeply) is on it’s last leg, and he’s financially struggling.

I think it’s a fair assessment to say that in some aspect we can all relate to this character.  And because of this I would like to share the rest of this story with you.  (I will do my best to reenact.)
The Lion Tamer

So the story continues with this character going to an Amusement Park. While at the Park, he somehow gets thrown into a Lion Cage.  Now he’s obviously freaking out and doesn’t understand what’s happening.  He looks up and he sees a Lion Tamer perched up high on a red box.As he’s trying to make sense of it all he realizes the Lion Tamer is releasing Lions into the Cage.  Now he’s really, really, flipping out.  The Lions are getting closer and closer – they can smell his FEAR!

Now the Lions start swatting and pouncing on him.  He’s laying there in a fetal position trying to protect himself and he’s thinking, “This is it, this is the end of my life.” Then all of a sudden the Lions just stop.  They get off of him and start walking away.  He can’t believe it.Dazed and confused, he stands up, looks around and he sees the Lion Tamer again.  He thinks to himself, “I wonder what made him call the Lions off.”  As he turns his head to watch the last of the Lions walking away, he sees his Fiance at the other end of the cage.  He realizes the Lions left him to go and attack her!

At this point, something takes over and he musters up all the strength he has and runs towards the Lions and starts yelling at them, “Get Back, Get Back” as he’s pushing them back as hard as he can.  He can’t believe it.  He has no idea where this strength is coming from, but it’s working.

As the Lions are walking away he goes to get his Fiance, but he can’t find her.  She’s nowhere to be found.  Was she just a vision?  Dazed and confused once more, he again looks up to the Lion Tamer and the the Lion Tamer says:

“You Finally Found Something Worth Fighting For!”

The morale of the story is sometimes we need something worth fighting for to change the course of our life.  To make the difference for us. Especially when we may feel that our life is not going so well.

So the question for you Dear Friend is:

What’s worth fighting for in your life?

Sometimes when life feels out of balance and uncertain we need to be reminded that we all have something deep within that’s worth fighting for.  My coaching programs are designed to help you do just that.  To learn more, CLICK HERE.

Warmly,

Patricia Diesel, CPC

 

Sharing The Love

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Whenever a client reaches their goal…well, it’s like a mini “Love Fest” breaks out.  They get all excited, I get all happy and overjoyed, it’s a great feeling!

 

Peggy's Empty Storage Unit
Sharing The Love
My client Peggy set out on a mission.  And that mission was to empty the contents of her 9×10 storage unit and finally be free.  Free to keep only what was necessary and mainstream back into her life and say no and good-bye to the rest.

Now mind you, when Peggy first called me she was feeling overwhelmed and didn’t know where to begin or how to start.  Initially she didn’t even believe it was possible.

Ah, but the POWER OF COACHING! 

Peggy and I met in our weekly telephone sessions and devised a plan.  One that felt realistic, manageable and doable. Together we set an agenda, created next steps, and devised a schedule.

She stayed committed to the process and was 100% on board with being held accountable. Was it always easy?  No of course not!  But that’s the awesome part of being coached.  Coaching provides you with a mentor to help you get through it, cheering you on all the way.  Reminding you that yes, yes, you can do it!

As Peggy so beautifully put it…

“Instruction is wonderful, but encouragement brings it to life!”

So here’s to Peggy and all her hard work…

Peggy, you are simply AMAZING!

A Man Needs To Know

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A man needs to know
A man needs to know that he’s bad and he’s good,
He can be what he hopes, he can be understood.
A man needs to feel he can conquer a fall,
For a man who can kneel has the strength to stand tall.
A man needs to know he can share and confide,
Even though he’s frightened way down deep inside.
For sometimes a man must sink terribly low,
Before he discovers how high he can go.
A man needs to know at the end of his rope,
He can handle his fears; he can build on his hope.
A man must believe he can change when he must,
He can learn to receive; he can learn how to trust.
And why must a man feel afraid and alone,
When each of us has the same fears of his own.
For sometimes a man must sink terribly low,
Before he discovers how high he can go.
A man has to live when it’s painful to try,
For a man needs to laugh and a man needs to cry.
A man has a need to strive and prevail,
He must learn to succeed and find out why he failed.
To carry his crown and to fill-up his cup,
Sometimes he drops down so that he can reach up.
For sometimes a man must sink terribly low,
Before he discovers how high he can go.

Written by the late Walter Brennan:

(~from Bob Proctor)

 

How Organized Do You Really Want To Get?

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If you could manifest an environment that you know deep down you’d really like to live in, what would that look like?

ORGANIZED FOR REAL

Most people “lie” to themselves when they think about how cluttered and disorganized they really are.  They say “If I could only get rid of a few things then my space (and life) would be and look so much better.”   

 

So they trick themselves into believing that if they take a few bags of “things” out of their home they are more organized, so therefore life is good again. (Which is one of the reasons why we tend to stay cluttered – physically & emotionally.)

 

BUT…

 

If you’d like to finally get organized ALLLLLL the way to where your environment is echoing organization and you feel at peace with your life – once and for all AND…

 

If you’d like to get my personal support to make it happen, then check this out…

 

I’m offering a special “Finally Organized Forever” Coaching Session (a $250 value) for only $24.99 to the first ten (10) people who register! 

 

During this powerful, 1-on-1 coaching session, we’ll work together to…  

  • Create a crystal clear vision for the ideal life you’ll be living in your neat, tidy & organized environment. 
  • Uncover hidden challenges that may be sabotaging your organizing efforts and keeping you cluttered. 
  • Leave this session renewed, inspired, and ready to finally get organized and live the way you want once and for all.

 

To claim your special “Finally Organized Forever” coaching session today, simply

CLICK HERE 

I will be in touch with you within the next 24 hours to schedule your one-on-one “Finally Organized Forever” session.  Please allow 60 minutes for this session.

The sooner you Claim Your Session, the more likely you are to be one of the ten (10) lucky coaching candidates.  So hurry, don’t get left out…do it now!

Can Teaming Up Actually Calm You Down?

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team-work

Can working as a team have benefits beyond moral support?

Researchers at Santa Clara and Stanford Universities have found that exercising with a partner enhances a workout’s stress-reducing effects – benefiting body and mind.  What they discovered was that when working with a partner, people generally felt calmer then if they worked solo.  They also concluded that whether they chatted or not through their regimen, the dialogue did not have an adverse effect on their results, and that the feelings of calmness usually lasted well into the evening hours.

In the Professional Organizing world – there is a similar parallel which we refer to as the “Body-Double.”  The purpose of the Body- Double is to act like an anchor, not an active assistant in the process of organizing.  The concept is to help the other person stay focused and ignore distractions, simply by being present.

Often, this practice provides emotional support, as clients will feel that having a Body-Double gives them permission to finish what needs to be done,  thus calming their feelings of overwhelm and reducing their urge to walk away.  It is a highly effective strategy that leaves the persona feeling empowered and satisfied.

 

 

30 Days To Successful Organizing

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An Excerpt from “A Visit With Patricia Diesel – New Jersey Countryside Magazine.”

In addition to deciding what’s important to your life, successful organizing is about time and how you use it.  You have to organize your organizing.  People say, I don’t have time to organize.  I say you DO have time, no matter how busy you are.

30days

One of my tricks is the 30-day challenge.  Sit down with a calendar in front of you.  Pick a priority project that’s really urgent.  Maybe it’s the closets.  Say:  I’m going to give myself 30 days to clean out my closets.  Mark the end date on the calendar.  You can figure out approximately how much total time it will take and mark the days you’ll work on it, even if it means skipping a less important engagement or two.  The point is that if you give yourself 30 days, you’re not rushing yourself.  Noe excuses.  Schedule it into your time.

At the end of 30 days, celebrate your victory.  Give yourself a reward, some sort of treat.  You deserve it!

A side benefit of the 3o-day challenge is that you are really learning about how you are using your time.  Perhaps you can cut out something unproductive and substitute something you enjoy.

Sidebar:  Learn how to set boundaries and limits for the use of your time.  In doing so, learn how to say “No.”  This is a big one.  Before you make your decision about a request, ask, will this balance my day or put me on overload?

The On-Line Workshop That Will Guide You To Organizing Success

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The On-Line Workshop That Will Guide You To Organizing Success!
No More Excuses – It’s Time To Get Unstuck!

I am making this workshop so desirable and so affordable

that it is virtually (literally) impossible not to REGISTER!

A Simple Guide to an Organized Life - Add to Cart!

 

I mean it’s going to be downright AWESOME!

Here’s a cool look at what you can expect:

Personal Workbook
Fun Groundwork Assignments
3 Evenings of Workable On-Line Sessions
30 Minute Individual Coaching Session
Follow Up Group Coaching Call
Vision Board

And the best part is that it is truly AFFORDABLE!

Here’s the skinny on the price:

The cost is simply $129.99 – that’s it!
(One session alone is more than this.)

But you have to REGISTER NOW for two reasons:

1.  I am only allowing a limited amount of students.

2. Starting January 12th the price goes up to $159.99.


So don’t remain stuck and don’t cost yourself money!


It’s time to start  a new chapter of your life.

REGISTER HERE NOW

10 Principles of Healthy Living

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Dear Friends,

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Yes, the Holiday Season is one that brings joy and happiness as family and friends gather together.  We laugh, we share stories of times gone by and we reflect.  As the holidays settle down and we begin to think about the New Year to come, most of us consider ways to improve the quality of our lives.  Everyone’s agenda is different but I found there are some things we all have in common that we strive to have for a healthy lifestyle.

Here are some simple principles to help you along your way:

1.  breathe deeply

2.  drink water

3.  sleep peacefully

4.  eat nutritiously

5.  enjoy activity

6.  give and receive love

7.  be forgiving

8.  practice gratitude

9.  develop acceptance

10.. develop a relationship with God

Happy Holidays Dear Friends!