Archive for April, 2010

Finding Your Happiness

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

I recently did a party for a client named Sandy this past weekend. I got a chance to sit down and enjoy everyone’s company. The conversation turned to the subject of how we become stuck in situations, as well as how do you find happiness.

I do thousands of readings, so I will tell you that most of us are unhappy, depressed and lonely. It’s not just you or those close to you. Why? One, we’re too close to a situation (so we don’t have the ability to step back and look at life from a new direction) or, two, we know what the issues are, but we think we’re powerless to change them.

In either case, that’s where I come in when you see me for a reading.

I can see where you are. I can tell you where you are going. I can make suggestions on how to get ‘unstuck.’ But like the old adage says, you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

Many clients return after they failed to heed my advice and say, ‘Pauline, I should have listened to you!’ And like the stubborn horse, there’s very little I can do to help people if they refuse the help being offered.

So here’s a bit of advice…

If you’re in a situation, remember that no one is stuck. You have something called free will – the ability to make choices. For example, if you don’t like your living arrangements because you live with someone who makes you unhappy, you do have options. But often we make excuses (‘I can’t afford it,’ ‘Things will change if I’m patient,’ etc.) rather than taking action. Now some of these choices you need to make are tough. Moving out of an unhappy home might change your standard of living. However, your standard of living is never more important than your quality of life. And that’s what most people forget. For some people, change is scarier than the prospect of continuing to live unhappy, so they ‘decide’ to stay ‘stuck.’

But for some people, they decide that enough is enough. They put that fear aside to seek out a more fulfilling life. And you’ll notice these kinds of people are the ones who are truly happy in life. When fear rules your decision-making processes, change for the positive never comes to fruition.

So remember this truth… We only have one life.

Find things that will make you happy, even if they might be scary at first. When you tap into your subconscious mind, your higher-self can give you the power to change things for the better.

Finding Your Soulmate

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Finding Your Soulmate
What’s a soulmate? Basically it’s someone you connect with on several levels and who shares many of your views on life. The love is incredibly intense, so much so that your soulmate is an extension of you because there is a bond that is unbreakable between you. So how do you find this person? Actually, there are a few tips to finding your soulmate.
Tips for Finding Your Soulmate
1. Rather than ‘waiting’ for the one, be proactive by becoming the person you would love to love. Are you short tempered? Work on your patience. Do you lack listening skills? Make more of an effort to hear others. In short, work on being the best person you can be. You’ve got a greater chance of finding your soulmate if you feel comfortable, confident and happy to be you. So the adage of ‘loving yourself first’ does have some merit.
2. Keep an open mind. Your soulmate might not be what you expect. Besides isn’t part of the romantic mystique being pleasantly surprised by finding your soulmate? It could be someone who’s shorter, older, etc. than you expect. It might even someone of the same/different gender (depending on your sexual orientation). The point is, never rule out the chance of love.
3. Be patient. You might meet your soulmate at your eighth birthday party…or when you’re 80 in a nursing home. While imagining a lifelong love affair can be great, remember that life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. So be sure you have other ways to feel fulfilled.
4. Look at people for who they are and not who you want them to be. Sometimes you’re so set on ‘finding your soulmate’ that you’re looking in the wrong place by projecting fantasies on the wrong person. When that happens, you might miss the real deal.
5. Remember life isn’t perfect. Finding your soulmate doesn’t mean you’ll live “happily ever after” because, again, life happens and it’s not perfect. Remember too that finding your soulmate might not happen in this lifetime. It might be the next one, or the next one, or the one after that.
Just remember that finding your soulmate doesn’t make your life simpler and at times it can be down right hard. Also remember, true love is something that requires care and nurturing. But soulmate or not, when you find someone with whom you can grow with, and grow together with, then you can face any challenges that come your way.