by MarBeth Dunn | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Fear can stop you in your tracks, yet it can also be a way of receiving messages from your Body Wisdom.
The key to navigating through life with more ease is to understand, and then harness your fear.
As FDR famously quoted, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”
Often that feeling of fear is an indicator that your Higher Self is trying to communicate with you, and that fear feeling is a big reminder to listen.
Do you ever confuse genuine fear, which shows up when there is real danger, with assumed fear, which shows up when there is perceived danger?
If you’re taking a walk when a rabid dog comes rushing at you, your body will immediately register fear, because there is a very real danger heading straight for you! There’s not a lot to analyze. That danger is real.
On the other hand, imagine you’ve been offered the keynote speaker slot for a big conference and you want to do it, but are flooded with fear.
That is a perceived fear since speaking to an audience isn’t really dangerous.
Your body is telling you to build your confidence and self-esteem, and to focus on your message, so that you feel comfortable performing in front of this audience.
You can harness the fear into creating a more powerful presentation.
When you learn how to harness your fear, you’ll be more empowered and confident.
© 2013 MarBeth Dunn & Destination Empowerment, Inc. All rights reserved
by MarBeth Dunn | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s very powerful to extend forgiveness, especially when you recognize that forgiveness always benefits you.
Forgiving someone doesn’t mean that you are saying what they did is okay. you are actually releasing the negative emotions you’ve been holding about the person and the situation.
Until you do, though, you’ll be energetically attached to them, and they will hold power over you.
It can be so difficult to forgive and let go.
It can sometimes feel that holding onto the anger means that you are taking a stand, and hurting them back, although that’s never the case.
Fortunately, when forgiving becomes too difficult to do alone, we have help.
Your angels, spirit guides and Source are all ready to help you with forgiveness.
Why? Because harboring negative emotions doesn’t serve you and will keep you from living your best life.
If you’re having difficulty letting the emotions and bad memories go, ask for help and guidance!
Let this help come to you so you can release what you’re feeling. Don’t let these feelings of unforgiveness hold you back.
You can ask for assistance in reframing the situation. It’s rare that a dark cloud doesn’t have a silver lining, so ask for help in seeing the other side!
© 2013 MarBeth Dunn & Destination Empowerment, Inc. All rights reserved
by MarBeth Dunn | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Being aware is incredibly powerful. When you are fully present with what’s going on around you, for you and inside of you, you can accomplish great things.
It doesn’t require anything fancy to be aware. Noticing what you are experiencing through your senses, will always bring you into the present.
What are you seeing? What are you feeling on your skin? Inside your body? What sounds are in the background? What smells are wafting by?
People with a high level of awareness will often tell you it didn’t happen over night. They honed that skill and then made an ongoing effort to pay attention to both external and internal feedback.
Practice more awareness by being fully present at work. Be fully aware of what you are doing, how its making you feel and what you’re experiencing.
Be fully present with other people. Don’t go through every day on autopilot or like a robot, simply reacting to your life.
Decide that you’re going to become more aware of what you’re doing each day, all day.
It may be challenging at first but as you commit yourself to being more aware, you’ll notice that it will become easier to do.
You’ll find that the greatest gifts of awareness are greater joy and presence.
© 2013 – MarBeth Dunn & Destination Empowerment, Inc. – All rights reserved
by MarBeth Dunn | Jun 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Have you ever noticed that nature abhors a vacuum? When you experience a door closing in your life, you can be certain that somewhere a window is about to open.
Yes, I know you’ve heard this cliché before, but it’s really true. It’s not possible to live in a world of abundance and not have plenty of opportunities.
That’s why a door closing is just one occurrence in one moment of time, and your window is about to fly open.
Doors close and windows open all the time, so be sure to stay in a high vibration to gratefully (and gracefully) accept all the “gifts” you are given.
There is always an abundance of opportunities just waiting for you to move forward and act, so that some of your grandest successes can occur.
Be sure to open yourself to the opportunities around you, be consciously aware of what you desire, and keep a steady focus, so you can move quickly from closed doors to open windows.
Remember, everything is conspiring in your favor. You only need to be aware of it.
©2013 MarBeth Dunn and Destination Empowerment, Inc. All rights reserved
by MarBeth Dunn | Jun 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Letting go can be tough, yet it is often very positive. In fact, letting go can be an act of courage and trust.
When you are courageous enough to let go of people, places or things, you are putting a message out to the Universe that you are in alignment with what is going on in your life and that is very powerful.
Your not fighting against the natural rhythm of things is a hallmark of enlightenment and a deeper awareness of how things work.
Letting go sends a message out that says you believe that all is as it should be and you embrace it. It demonstrates trust in your alignment with life’s ending.
Letting go with courage and trust keeps you in a high vibrational frequency as shifts occur, thus you will benefit by embracing the changes that take place.
It’s okay to grieve when things come to an end. It’s normal and you don’t want to stuff your feelings.
By gracefully letting go and knowing that if something is coming to an end, it has to be in your highest and best interest, you will continue moving forward, rather than staying stuck.
Moving forward will eventually bring joy.
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by MarBeth Dunn | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Have you ever noticed the shift in energy that occurs when nature transitions into a new season?
As we’re shifting from spring into summer, we recognize that life, too has it’s seasons, beginnings and endings, as do all things in this life.
Each season, beginning and ending is a good and necessary component of the Circle of Life.
As the “I Ching” reminds us, after each ending is a new beginning.
Beginnings often bring with them a great deal of power, excitement and focus.
New beginnings give you a chance to recalculate, start over, or change your direction completely.
Beginning anything can be exhilarating and empowering. Are there some new beginnings you would like to experience right now?
Take stock of what is going on in the key areas of your life. Would you like to end some things so you can begin anew?
Are you stagnant in some areas that have already ended, yet you haven’t begun anything new?
The time may not have been right until now. Is this your time to begin anew?
Find a quiet place where you can check in with yourself and determine if there are opportunities for your new beginnings!
© 2013 MarBeth Dunn and Destination Empowerment Inc. all rights reserved
by MarBeth Dunn | Jun 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Setting good boundaries can have a tremendous impact on your overall well-being.
Appropriate boundaries create integrity and when you honor your own “yes” and respect your own “no”, others will too.
Having and keeping good boundaries will also help you maintain a higher vibration because you won’t be letting other people’s stuff in. Recognizing your boundaries allows you to quickly exit a situation that feels wrong, or may be draining you.
One great way to tell if you need to set better boundaries is to pay attention to how your physical body reacts in any particular situation or interaction with another person.
If you begin to feel uncomfortable, chances are someone is stepping across your boundaries.
Here’s the thing though: people can’t tell what your boundaries are until you know them yourself and are able to clearly articulate them.
To keep and maintain your joy, you need to be very clear about what is, and what is not, acceptable to you.
Imagine yourself as a home owner who installs a very visible fence around the property. Anyone walking by knows where your land starts and ends.
Boundaries can’t necessarily be seen but they can be felt so make sure you know the lay of your “land”.
© 2013 MarBeth Dunn – all rights reserved
by MarBeth Dunn | May 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you are lucky enough to have people in your life that love, support and cherish you, make sure to celebrate them!
A kind word of appreciation, a hug or even a special gift will make the special people in your life know that they are special.
Celebrating the people in your life will also help you to celebrate yourself. After all, it takes an extraordinary person to draw other extraordinary people to them.
There are plenty of ways to celebrate the people in your life and two things that you can always do is let them know how much you love having them in your life and create spaces of sacred time to spend with them.
Something as simple as having a cup of coffee or going for a walk lets someone know you value their time and friendship. You can also skip the virtual world, pick up the phone and tell them how much they mean to you.
When the people in your life bring you joy, make sure to give them some of that joy back. Every day should really be celebrations so don’t be afraid to kick up your heels and do a little “partying”.
© 2013 MarBeth Dunn – all rights reserved
by MarBeth Dunn | May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
The most important thing to understand about forgiveness is that this courageous act should be done by you for you. When you feel you have been wronged in some way, it can feel strangely good to harbor resentment against the person who hurt you. Doing this however, only harms you because you are now carrying around negative feelings.
In your hurt, anger and grief, you can mistakenly feel as if the bigger 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.
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 peace. Do it for you.
© 2012 – MarBeth Dunn, all rights reserved.
by MarBeth Dunn | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
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
