When you feel you have been wronged in some way, it can feel strangely good to harbor resentment against the person who hurt you. Yet ironically, this can harm you because the resulting negative feelings you will be carrying, will lower your vibrational frequency, and attract what you don’t want into your life.

In your hurt, anger and grief, you can mistakenly feel as if the greater your anger, the more likely the person who is the target of it, will be suffering.

While it’s possible that the other person may be feeling some sort of guilt for what you think they’ve done, it’s also quite possible that they feel they have done nothing wrong and are just going about their lives.

Your anger can never make them feel what you think they SHOULD be feeling, which is why the act of forgiveness is always for you. It’s YOUR letting go.

Yet, the most important thing to understand about forgiveness is that this courageous act is a personal act, done by you and for you alone.

Imagine your peace when you let go of all your anger and bitterness, and accept that what happened was an opportunity for you to grow. Forgive and find your peace.

Do it now… just for you!

© 2012 – MarBeth Dunn, all rights reserved.

Truer words may have never been spoken than the timeworn cliché, “It’s not you, it’s me.”  

Although commonly known now as an easy way to end a romantic relationship, the truth is, it really never is about the other person and it is ALWAYS about you.

In any relationship you have, you are always the common denominator.

It’s very important that you learn to fully love and accept yourself for who you are, right now, if you want to have amazing and beautiful relationships.

The Law of Attraction says that the energy you put out is what will come back so if you don’t love yourself, it’s going to be challenging to find others who do.

If you aren’t quite sure what your best qualities are, ask a few very close friends to share how they see you so you can appreciate yourself in the same way.

It’s sad that we often say things to ourselves that we would never say to someone we didn’t like, let alone someone we cared about.

Don’t ever say mean things to yourself.

Did you know that at your very core, you are the purest love and light?  Love yourself first and others can’t help but fall in love with you.
© 2013 MarBeth Dunn – all rights reserved

You really can’t underestimate the value of relationships in your life.  People are meant to be with other people and there is something so rewarding when you have good, solid relationships in your life.

It’s been said that if you can count the number of your true friends on one hand, you’re lucky.  True friends will pick you up when you are down, love you when you’re not lovable and tell you what you need to know about yourself, even if you don’t want to hear it.

Relationships that may be more challenging are still a gift because they provide you ample opportunity to grow and learn more about how you react and respond to the people around us.  Although they may not always be welcome, try to appreciate the gift of challenging relationships.

You need both the “good” and the “bad” ones to become the best and fullest expression of yourself.

If you’re very wise, you will take some time to evaluate and understand what lessons you need to learn in all of your relationships.  When you understand the deeper reasons why you do what you do, you’ll find that your relationships start to get better and better.

© 2013 MarBeth Dunn – all rights reserved

People often ask me how they can love themselves as though it’s a strange thing or difficult to do.  It’s really not difficult at all, and there are several ways you can be good to you.

One of the easiest ways is to take time to get to know yourself.  What do you like? What’s really important to you?  If you had an entire day free from any responsibilities, what would you most like to do?

Spend some time making a list.  Maybe you would really like to read a good book or spend time with friends.  Would you want to be indoors or outdoors?  Taking a nap or going for a hike?

It can often be surprising to discover that what you thought you needed, isn’t really what you needed at all.

When you become in tune with the core of who you are, it’s easier to come from a place of love, which means it will be easier to love other people.  And when you love people easily, it’s easier to be loved in return.

It’s a cycle of love!  So appreciate and love yourself and watch what happens.

© 2013 MarBeth Dunn – all rights reserved

Money, money, money.  Why all the fuss about money?   

Money is just energy. When you understand that, it will be easier for you to understand why it shows up (or doesn’t show up) the way it does.

Imagine yourself holding a dollar bill.  It’s really just a piece of paper but what feelings come up for you as you imagine that dollar in your hand?  What specific words were you thinking?  Security, power, fun, good, bad?

What you think and believe about money is the energy you are transmitting to the Universe about money and specifically about yours.

The Law of Attraction tells us that the vibrational frequency you send out is what you will get back. If you have a scarcity mindset, the Universe will be in alignment with your beliefs and money will be hard to come by.

On the other hand, if you believe that there is an abundance of money and have faith that the Universe will provide what you need, you’ll start to see money showing up quickly, often in the most random ways!

Your experience about money is a direct result of what you believe about it. Change your beliefs and you’ll change your money situation.

© 2013 MarBeth Dunn – all rights reserved

Did I get your attention? This is really important!

One of the biggest ways you can steal from yourself is by not taking time out for self-care.  Ignoring what your mind, body and spirit need, you can rob yourself of everything from essential nutrients to quiet time, and just like anything else that needs maintenance in life to perform, you are no different.

It’s easy in your busy world and especially in your desire or dedication to do what you feel you must, that you forget that you must be dedicated to taking care of you.

I have to tell you, I’ve been guilty of this myself, pushing myself to get done everything I want to get done. That’s when my body revolts by giving me indicators that I’ve gone too far.

Each part of you, the physical, mental and emotional, needs to recharge frequently and consistently in order to keep going.

Take some time today to listen to what you need.  It may be exercise or a massage for your body.  Maybe you need to read a good book or watch a thought provoking documentary.  Perhaps meditation or social time with friends should be on the agenda.

Whatever it is, don’t push yourself too hard and think that at some point, your Highest You won’t push back.  Spend some time on you today.

© 2013 MarBeth Dunn – all rights reserved

Love is a symbol of eternity.  It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.  ~Author Unknown

If there is anything the world could use more of, it would be love.  Pure love, deep love, selfless love has the power to change people and the world we live in.

Love will allow you to continue to fight the good fight even when you don’t want to go on and will stop you from doing things you know would be better left undone.

Love can lift the downtrodden, steady the uncertain and calm the fearful.  Nothing has the power to shape and shift and connect like love.

To truly love others, you must love yourself because you can’t give away something you don’t have.  Think of the things you tell your best friend and then think of the things you say to yourself on a daily basis.  How loving are you to you?

When you love, you can forgive and accept and when that occurs, great things start to happen.  Have you forgiven yourself for things past and present?  Do you accept fully and completely that you are a magnificent work of love?  At the center of all of us, we are light and love and you are no different.  Take time to express love today; to yourself and to others.

© 2013 – MarBeth Dunn – all rights reserved

Dreams are great and mighty adventures that shouldn’t be overlooked!

Although often funny or entertaining upon waking, dreams can play a significant role in your life so pay attention to them.

Dreams serve many purposes.  They can provide creative inspiration, foreshadow future events, heal the body, mind and spirit and present solutions to problems.

It is said that Handel heard parts of the music for his Messiah in his dreams, Harriet Tubman dreamed of different routes she could take to help slaves escape and Patton frequently developed military strategies by paying attention to his dreams.

Many years ago, as a jewelry designer in Santa Fe, I received the answer through a dream to a conundrum I’d been wrestling with. When I awoke, I knew exactly what to do to create that perfect pendant.

Literal dreams that occur while asleep can serve you in the waking world.  We are unable to consciously process most of the information we receive and pick up through the day so dreaming is the mind’s way of sorting through that information and “sharing” with you important things that your subconscious did pick up.

What did you dream last night?

© 2013 MarBeth Dunn – all rights reserved

We often hear about the power of nature when images of strong winds tossing cars through the air show up on TV or a bad winter storm knocks out power lines.   It reminds us that Nature will do its own thing and is a mighty force.

There’s another way to look at the “power” of nature, however, and that is its ability to help us connect with Source and our heart space, which is the center of our power.

Have you ever experienced feeling slightly down or sometimes, even just “off” a little and then you go outside and stand in the sun for a few minutes and suddenly, all is right with the world again?  Or how about deciding to play in the rain or sitting quietly in the woods with nothing to hear but the sounds of a gentle breeze ruffling the leaves and birds calling to each other?

There is a power in nature that is healing and if you let it, can provide a positive shift in your energy.  You have to take the time to be in the moment with nature, however.   Why not try a little of that this week?

@2013 – MarBeth Dunn – all rights reserved

Whenever you feel you may be running out of faith that you can create the life you want to live, just remember the Law of Attraction.

Simply put, The LOA says that whatever you put out into the universe will be returned to you, and that the universe is simply responding to your vibrational level.

When you choose to believe in your dreams and have faith that certain things will happen for you, you set that intention in motion and the universe has to respond.

Have you ever noticed that certain people seem to be able to make things happen the way they want them to? They want to get a certain kind of job or live in a certain kind of house and then suddenly…they do!

Conversely, if you’re constantly talking about how things never go your way, they probably won’t.

The LOA says that like attracts like, and you’re simply getting what you’re sending in terms of positivity or negativity.

Don’t ever lose faith in yourself or in your ability to manifest your dreams.  Set your intention, believe it will happen, make a decision to not waiver and watch what happens!

©2013 – MarBeth Dunn – All rights reserved