Radio Free Spirit Presents:

Suffering Really IS Optional – A Way Out

Every time I work with one of my clients, the consistent thing I see over and over again – indeed, the thing that has people engage me as their Coach in the first place – is how much they’re suffering.  Just like we often don’t go to the doctor unless we have to, because we’re in obvious physical pain and distress, we often don’t do anything about our internal suffering until some kind of crisis, or disturbingly high levels of anxiety, unceasingly give us the message that something is truly wrong and needing our attention…pronto.

I was thinking about this this morning, while pondering the story of a person who is going through unbelievable drama in their life…unnecessary drama, in my opinion.  All this drama is happening because this person has been so willing to tolerate – for years – the suffering of their ennui, disengagement, and settling for things being “OK,” instead of taking a stand for the kind of life that – good times or bad – was in their hands, rather than at the fate of whatever happens. To me, a massive number of people are living like this…settling, or “ordering short.”  Doing this ages our bodies and deadens our connection to our Spirit and those we love…believe me, I know.  I lived that way for years.  What’s more insidious and terrifying about this kind of dynamic is how easily our fears allow us to actually accept that this way of being is “normal,” and “ok.”

I’ve done something different today and made a video that discusses this more.  It’s a bit longer than your normal blog vid (7 minutes), but I think you’ll find it useful….I hope you enjoy it.

Geoff Laughton Presents: Dr. Rick Hanson on Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and other great teachers

Join your host Geoff Laughton as he interviews Dr. Rick Hanson neuropsychologist and author of Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.

Today Rick will be talking about Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and other great teachers were all born with a brain built essentially like anyone else’s. Then they used their minds to change their brains in ways that changed history. And now, with the new breakthroughs in neuroscience, combined with insights from thousands of years of contemplative practice, you, too, can shape your own brain for greater happiness, love, and wisdom. If you can change your brain, you can change your life.

A Rare Chance To Work On-Line With A Esteemed Spiritual Author

The mind-body-spirit book market is saturated with books these days. It’s undoubtedly one of the fastest growing branches of the publishing world. Most of us love to find a great book to inspire us, but how do you sift the wheat from the chaff with so many books from which to choose? Furthermore, how many of us buy books with the best of intentions for reading them, and then leave them on the shelf unopened for months or even years?

Well, THIS TUESDAY, April 20th, you have a chance to buy a real gem. That’s the day Patrick Ryan’s book Awakened Wisdom: A Guide to Reclaiming Your Brilliance comes to Amazon. Patrick, a former Buddhist monk, and a world-renowned coach, workshop leader and spiritual teacher, has written this book based upon the teaching of his workshop of the same name, which he has been delivering all over the planet for years. In other words, the system in the book has been tried and tested (and greatly loved) by hundreds and hundreds of people.

Ok, so that takes care of how we know whether or not this book is worth checking out, but what about the other problem– finding the time to read it and absorb it properly? In our hectic day-to-day living, it’s just so hard to manage to sit down in a quiet place and READ, what to speak of absorbing rich, new information.

Well, here’s where things get really fun. Patrick is offering an unprecedented 2-session “Awakened Wisdom Virtual Experience” over the Internet, where he will PERSONALLY guide you through the “8 States of an Awakened Life”, which are the cornerstones of all his world-famous work. If you buy the book on the 20th, you’ll receive it in plenty of time to follow along during the webcast, and get the very most out of your “virtual experience”.

The Awakened Wisdom Virtual Experience will be on May 5-6, via webcast, and will be hosted by my friend and colleague, Lynn Serafinn, from Spirit Authors. She tells me that there will also be some opportunity to ask Patrick your questions about his teachings. You can attend either via the web or call in over the telephone. You can ask questions via either method, as there will be a way to post your questions online during the broadcast.

And if you can’t make the live event, don’t worry. The audio will be available for download AND will be available only to those who register for the VIP pass. In addition to the Virtual Experience, there are over 30 of us who are giving away some FABULOUS free spiritual gifts to you when you buy Patrick’s book. I’m giving away a free copy of my Report, “Three Steps To Transcending The Grip of Survival Energy,” which outlines a formula for being able to regain a healthy balance in the places where your Survival Energy, and all the limitations that come with it, can take a back seat in your life, rather than being what steers your life.

I do encourage you to go over to Awakened Wisdom Book Launch Page right away and sign up for a “launch reminder”. That way, on Tuesday morning, when the gifts are ready, Patrick will send you a “go and get them” reminder, so you can buy the book and get all the great gifts, including the VIP Pass to the Awakened Wisdom Virtual Experience.

If you happen to be reading this on Tuesday, go on over there right NOW and get the book so you can claim your VIP pass.

So there you go. A great book AND a way to help you learn what it has to offer as well. What a great gift from Patrick Ryan!

I hope to “see” you at the Awakened Wisdom Virtual Experience on May 5 – 6. I’ll be tuning in for sure.

Attracting Money Now!

Join your host Geoff Laughton as he interviews Business Mindset Coach Melanie Yost as they talk about Attracting Money Now – The 3 Pillars for Changing Your Financial Reality. Learn the 3 most important foundational concepts to changing your relationship with money. So, if you are tired of: ? Worrying about finances ? Allowing your fears to hold you back from creating the life you want ? Chasing money and always being outrun by it You don’t want to miss this interview.

How To Have An Awakened Relationship

Today, I am hosting an article written by Patrick Ryan, author of Awakened Wisdom: A Guide to Reclaiming Your Brilliance. This is the fifth stop on Patrick’s 14-day Virtual Blog Tour to promote the launch of his new book.  After reading today’s article, be sure to sign up for the book launch reminder here: http://ow.ly/1kB3m .  Then, follow Patrick to his next stop at Kate Griffith’s blog at: http://mumsdaword.blogspot.com/

Awakened Wisdom is a guide that will not only support you personally in creating an amazing life according to your own wisdom, it can also inform you about the wellbeing of the relationships in your life.  Each of the Eight States of an Awakened Life applies, as well, to the awakened life of a relationship.

When you are in a relationship with someone else, you are both creating a third entity, which is your relationship. Your relationship has a life of its own. Your relationship has a dream for what it is becoming, it has it’s own life purpose, and – given the chance – it matures, develops, and grows just like each of the two of you that are in the relationship. Your relationship also has wants and needs, things that it requires so that it can be healthy and vibrant.

Just as you must give your body, food, rest, exercise and care, your relationship also requires those things.  Each of the eight states can be used as a guide to gain insight into what your relationship needs from both of you at this time.

For example, one of the eight states is called a Good State of Words. This state teaches us about the creative power of words in this universe.  The words that we speak about our relationship, and the words that we speak to each other, shape the relationship. They affect the nature of the relationship, the happiness of it, the health of it. When we speak words of love and affection, we contribute those energies to the nature of the relationship. When we speak words of blame, disrespect, or hurt, we inject that energy into the relationship and the relationship then transforms itself accordingly.

This is really good news, because words are such a powerful force of creation we can use this power to shape shift the relationship accordingly.

Another one of the eight states is a Good State of Effort. When we consider our relationship through a Good State of Effort, we are asked to consider how much effort we are putting into it and also what is the quality of our effort.

A Good State of Effort asks us to look into the amplitude of our effort. In life, in general, it is helpful to apply the right amount of effort. Put in too much or too little and the result is not as optimum as it could be.

When I talk about the quality of our effort, I am referring to the emotional quality that we bring as we apply our effort. For example, if we show up in our relationship with distorted emotions, such as resentment, then even though we are applying effort, it does not get the result we want.

It is wise then to be very conscious of the type of effort that we apply. I suggest that, for most of us, bringing in some ease and delight, fun, and intimacy would go a long way to nurturing your relationship.

In Awakened Wisdom, I present eight states such as this. I am sure that if they are applied to the relationships in your life, you will have a beautiful and amazing experience through both the easy and the challenging times.

Be well,

Patrick Ryan

www.AwakenedWisdom.com

Patrick’s Blog tour continues tomorrow with Kate Griffith’s  blog at: http://mumsdaword.blogspot.com/

How can you create a life well-lived?  Get Patrick’s new book on April 20^th and find out. To receive updates in regards to the official Amazon book launch on April 20^th, please visit http://ow.ly/1kB3m

Garden of the Soul

Join host Geoff Laughton as he interviews international best-selling author, Lynn Serafinn,author of the bestselling book The Garden of the Soul: lessons from four flowers that unearth the Self. Owing to her long and diverse professional history in the music industry, Lynn’s writing is lyrical, rhythmic, colourful, highly visual and undeniably metaphoric.

Raising MY Voice

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It’s been almost a year now that I’ve been blogging and traversing the social media scene to get my messages, thoughts, and experiences out there to those who are wanting to receive different perspectives on relationships and what it is to live a Spirit-led life.

As time has gone on, it’s become clear to me that the need for living that kind of life, and bringing the benefits and challenges that come with it to all our relationships, is even more imperative. In my 52 years of being here, I’ve never experienced the pace, depth, and often unnervingly swift rate of change that my life – and the lives of so many – are reacting to.  My feeling is that many of us don’t quite know how to navigate it all.

So, I decided it was time to move from the relative comfort of the written word to raise my voice into the airwaves…to lend what I feel, and sense, will be helpful information – both from me and from a diverse array of other spiritual thinkers/practitioners, teachers, coaches, authors, and guides – with which to find your way in the unchartered territory of transformation that our world is in.

I welcome you to the world, and premiere of, “Radio Free Spirit,”  my new weekly talk show, on at Noon mountain time every Wednesday on Blog Talk Radio. I’m thrilled to be able to welcome the best-selling Spiritual Author and Book Publishing Coach Lynn Serafinn, from the UK, as my first ever guest on the show.  Future guests include cutting edge writers and Spiritual guides, Dr. Rick Hanson (author of “Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom”) and Jeff Brown, author of the best-selling book, “Soulshaping,” who is also a regular contributor to Good Morning America.

I will also, of course, be bringing my own perspectives and offerings, but I’m thrilled to get to present this wonderful variety of thinkers & contributors to the ongoing awakening of this planet. So, I invite you to log on to www.blogtalkradio.com/geofflaughton at Noon on Wednesdays (or on demand at www.geofflaughton.com/gltc/radio-shows) and not only offer your ears, but offer your questions and comments live on the air….come join me in raising ALL our voices towards co-creating the highest good and getting it out there for people to try on.