Thought I'd post a video my in-house tech man shot the other day during a monsoon.The lightning was spectacular against the Santa Catalina range. We have such incredible lightning storms here and we also need to take extra care to avoid being too close. This was shot through our dining room window. You'll hear chatter about my ability to predict where the lightning will appear and see a wandering fly who wants to be a star. The actual lightning bolt can be seen 2:16 minutes into the video.
These storms always seem to connect me with the divine as I'm totally in awe of the power and beauty of nature.
Much Joy,
Colleen
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Summer Festival Specials
Hello Everyone,
Last night my husband & I went out to watch the bats under a bridge near us fly out at sunset. We patiently set up the tripod and camera and waited and waited and waited. We saw about 10 bats but the 20,000 we had hoped to see decided to just hang in there. I was hoping to have a video of the nightly flight. Oh well. Tucson is becoming slightly famous for the summer bat population. There are a number of bridges over large washes and riverbeds that house thousands of bats. Bats here are an important part of the saguaro flowering cycle as they contribute to the pollination of the plant. We'll try again another night.
Part of summer for me along with viewing unusual wildlife habits is offering summer program specials. With the changes coming to CLC in the Fall, I have created a summer festival special of programs that will be retired or folded into another program. You're invited to check them out here http://www.consciouslivingconnection.com/summerfestspec.htm
Until next time, I'll leave you with this quote "Movement and exercise stimulate Creativity, recharging you when you feel stifled or blocked"
Much Joy,
Colleen
Colleen Crook, owner and founder of Conscious Living Connection is a Life & Leadership Coach who partners and supports forward thinking spiritually minded individuals in creating a life that is joyful and passion-filled both personally and professionally. She is a certified Facilitator of The Passion Test ™. Send her an e-mail describing your biggest challenge to see how she can help you create what matters most to you.
E-mail: colleen@consciouslivingconnection.com
Phone: 520-777-4494
Website: http://www.consciouslivingconnection.com
Last night my husband & I went out to watch the bats under a bridge near us fly out at sunset. We patiently set up the tripod and camera and waited and waited and waited. We saw about 10 bats but the 20,000 we had hoped to see decided to just hang in there. I was hoping to have a video of the nightly flight. Oh well. Tucson is becoming slightly famous for the summer bat population. There are a number of bridges over large washes and riverbeds that house thousands of bats. Bats here are an important part of the saguaro flowering cycle as they contribute to the pollination of the plant. We'll try again another night.
Part of summer for me along with viewing unusual wildlife habits is offering summer program specials. With the changes coming to CLC in the Fall, I have created a summer festival special of programs that will be retired or folded into another program. You're invited to check them out here http://www.consciouslivingconnection.com/summerfestspec.htm
Until next time, I'll leave you with this quote "Movement and exercise stimulate Creativity, recharging you when you feel stifled or blocked"
Much Joy,
Colleen
Colleen Crook, owner and founder of Conscious Living Connection is a Life & Leadership Coach who partners and supports forward thinking spiritually minded individuals in creating a life that is joyful and passion-filled both personally and professionally. She is a certified Facilitator of The Passion Test ™. Send her an e-mail describing your biggest challenge to see how she can help you create what matters most to you.
E-mail: colleen@consciouslivingconnection.com
Phone: 520-777-4494
Website: http://www.consciouslivingconnection.com
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Changes- Being In harmony
"A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing" -Maya Angelou
Blessings,
Conscious Living Connection is undergoing some renovations and forward movements. It's always a bit scary to take that next step. I've had to take some deep breaths and listen to my heart and not my Gremlins(Ego, the committee etc.) who only want to protect me and keep me safe. Entrepreneurial Fear is very real and all entrepreneurs experience this even if they do not not want to acknowledge it. There is this fantasy belief that 'everyone else has their act together'. So what is CLC up to? I've been searching and setting my intention to attract the perfect people for my support team. This will include individuals who are tech savvy, design experts and great in taking over tasks that are a challenge and sort of put up speed bumps along the way for me. In my search I met lovely people who were an energetic match for me but I required some specific expertise that they didn't have . So what did these lovely people do but refer others who ended up being a match for my specific needs as well as being an energetic match. I'll introduce you to them in a future blog post.
To attract this wonderful and gifted team, I completed an Authentic Attraction Plan for my perfect support team and I then put in an order to the Universe. Very fun stuff. It took a bit more inner work also and surrendering control of finding the perfect individuals for me. CLC is consciously creating what matters most to serve you with hugeness in the future. What one small change can you make that will bring you closer to being in harmony with your spirit?
Much Joy,
Colleen
P.S. If you have a desire to help out people traumatized by natural disasters, this is a fantastic non-profit that works with the local people. 90% of the donation goes to the people in those countries.http://www.kirfaid.org/
Colleen Crook, owner and founder of Conscious Living Connection is a Life & Leadership Coach who partners and supports forward thinking individuals in creating what matters most with joy and passion both personally and professionally. She is a certified Facilitator of The Passion Test™. Send her an e-mail describing your biggest challenge to see how she can help you create what matters most to you.
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Friday, July 11, 2008
California Dreaming
I hope you all had a fantastic 4th. My husband & I travelled to California to visit our children and granddaughter. My intention for the trip was to relax,enjoy and renew myself , walk on the beach as much as possible and create memories with family. After a short stop at Viejas Mall where my husband, DuWayne purchased some much needed shoes and we had a bite to eat with our oldest son Sean(he was off that day) we headed toward Laguna Beach. Our younger son's( Jason) girlfriend hosted us at her house which was 5 minutes from the beach. Thank you Janine. As soon as we stepped in the door, Janine had me out of the house and down to the beach and into the water. It was cold!!!! I only stayed in awhile, long enough for a wave to knock me down. It was very energizing. We had a fresh seafood dinner that night and hung out in her background listening to peaches fall to the ground. What a thrill for us to watch the fireworks from the beach as the colorful display was reflected in the water merging sky and sea until the tide started coming in. Then we retreated to higher ground. We even piloted a new competitive sport called penguin pitch. We left the next day to visit our son,Sean, daughter(in-law),Anmarie and little Ella for an overnight stay before heading back to Tucson. Anmarie loves to cook and she whipped up a beautiful Indian dinner- very yummy and not to hot for me. We so thoroughly enjoyed playing with our granddaughter. You can see the photos below. We both felt like we had been away for about a week. As we surrendered to each moment, everything just flowed and created a renewal time for us. I vowed to create more renewal moments each day to better focus and attend to those things that matter most to me.
Much Joy, Colleen
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Random thoughts on Water, Water, Water
Water has been pouring into my thoughts these past few weeks. I have a compelling need to be around water and will honor that desire this upcoming 4th of July weekend with a visit to our children and grandchild along the coast of Southern California. There’s a 5 star request to myself to walk on the beach at least 3 times. The pounding of the surf and the immensity of the ocean always tends to center me and energize me. This is also monsoon time here in AZ and we’ve been gifted with some lovely storms so far. The cacti are looking a bit more energized. After growing up in lake country, there’s a fundamental need for me to be around water or have a water feature in my environment. In the realm of Hand Analysis, my fingerprint patterns suggest a water element.
Along with some financial assistance, I’ve been sending positive white healing energy to the Midwest which has been inundated with more water than ever before and the impact of that will be felt by all of us in the upcoming year. On the other end of the spectrum, the raging fires in Northern California need more water to stop that devastation.
Back to water- the over abundance and the lack of it creates change. Water comprises 70% of our bodies. Living in the southwest this is readily apparent as we are encouraged to hydrate, hydrate during these triple digit temps. Water signifies so much - abundance, growth, life and yes even destruction. Water has a very important message for us. Water is telling us to take a much deeper look at our selves. When we do look at our selves through the mirror of water, the message becomes amazingly, crystal, clear. We know that human life is directly connected to the quality of our water, both within and all around us.
When change occurs especially in the shifting from a limiting belief to one of more self acceptance and positivity the water in our bodies undergoes a change. The voicing of a positive self- affirming affirmation even if not entirely believed creates a state change to one of more well-being. Dr. Masaru Emoto has been researching and photographing frozen water for quite some time. The most amazing revelation that came forth was that how we think, act and speak to ourselves and others can actually affect the quality of water in our bodies. Water in a container labeled "You fool!" had less defined and poorly formed crystals and water in a container labeled "You are loved" showed beautifully formed crystals with many facets. The story that you tell yourself, the constant self-talk that runs in your head, the words you use with others or to describe your actions, the results of your action or non-action effects your physical and emotional well-being at the celluar level.
What is one small word change in your self talk that will bring you one step closer to creating a state of well being for yourself?
Joyful Blessings,
Colleen
Colleen Crook, owner and founder of Conscious Living Connection is a Life & Leadership Coach who partners and supports forward thinking individuals in creating what matters most with joy and passion both personally and professionally. She is a certified Facilitator of The Passion Test™. Send her an e-mail describing your biggest challenge to see how she can help you create what matters most to you.
E-mail: colleen@consciouslivingconnection.com
Phone: 520-777-4494
Website: http://www.consciouslivingconnection.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Along with some financial assistance, I’ve been sending positive white healing energy to the Midwest which has been inundated with more water than ever before and the impact of that will be felt by all of us in the upcoming year. On the other end of the spectrum, the raging fires in Northern California need more water to stop that devastation.
Back to water- the over abundance and the lack of it creates change. Water comprises 70% of our bodies. Living in the southwest this is readily apparent as we are encouraged to hydrate, hydrate during these triple digit temps. Water signifies so much - abundance, growth, life and yes even destruction. Water has a very important message for us. Water is telling us to take a much deeper look at our selves. When we do look at our selves through the mirror of water, the message becomes amazingly, crystal, clear. We know that human life is directly connected to the quality of our water, both within and all around us.
When change occurs especially in the shifting from a limiting belief to one of more self acceptance and positivity the water in our bodies undergoes a change. The voicing of a positive self- affirming affirmation even if not entirely believed creates a state change to one of more well-being. Dr. Masaru Emoto has been researching and photographing frozen water for quite some time. The most amazing revelation that came forth was that how we think, act and speak to ourselves and others can actually affect the quality of water in our bodies. Water in a container labeled "You fool!" had less defined and poorly formed crystals and water in a container labeled "You are loved" showed beautifully formed crystals with many facets. The story that you tell yourself, the constant self-talk that runs in your head, the words you use with others or to describe your actions, the results of your action or non-action effects your physical and emotional well-being at the celluar level.
What is one small word change in your self talk that will bring you one step closer to creating a state of well being for yourself?
Joyful Blessings,
Colleen
Colleen Crook, owner and founder of Conscious Living Connection is a Life & Leadership Coach who partners and supports forward thinking individuals in creating what matters most with joy and passion both personally and professionally. She is a certified Facilitator of The Passion Test™. Send her an e-mail describing your biggest challenge to see how she can help you create what matters most to you.
E-mail: colleen@consciouslivingconnection.com
Phone: 520-777-4494
Website: http://www.consciouslivingconnection.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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