Dear Savvy Woman,

I can’t resist….my Monday morning ritual before I loose myself in emails, writing or phone calls is to ………da da na na:   CHECK MY WEEKLY HOROSCOPE!    Ahhhh….ok, I said it!  I’m out. 

Well, if you follow my blog you’ve come across this before, but here’s the link to my favorite source:   http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/articles/astrology/article-341

This week, it’s all about…

Reception and Intuition…Sensing Your Way to AwarenessGentle spirits are upfront to show a better way during this week. The Sun and Venus are sharing space in Cancer until Saturday when Venus moves forward into Leo. The cycle of the Moon this month that began on July 2 when it was new in Cancer is shifting and moving into a higher and more active time with the second quarter on Thursday. Also on Thursday, Mercury enters the sign of Cancer. All of these stellar movements promote greater inner awareness. Literally, the intuition is enhanced and many more occurrences unfold that confirm it, such as the subtle awareness that your spirit guides are near.

This is a wonderful week to reaffirm your commitment to all that brings you into greater harmony with your spiritual self. Meditation is very gratifying as it is easy to attune and perceive. Visualization is easy so make a list of those things you wish manifested in your life, and as the lunar tide swells toward the full Moon on July 18 you will be aided by its growing energy.

The second quarter cycle beginning on Thursday in Libra shows you where you need to bring into alignment anything that has been out of kilter. You can now either eliminate what isn’t right and working or make a shift so balance is restored.

Remember, too, that the Dog Days, holy days in ancient Egypt, when the star, Sirius, was visible, began last week and will be active until August 6. We were all able to focus upon the great wisdom and knowledge when the Pleiadian Stargate opened last month and now we may meditate on the blessings coming from the Sirius system. By some, Sirius is thought to be our spiritual sun. For thousands of years it has been observed and considered significant. Wisdom and compassion, order, healing and divinity are just a few of the many blessings generated.

Believe and receive,

From my savvy heart to yours ~

Leslie

The Savvy Woman’s Love Coach

www.BeLoveSavvy.com

Dear Savvy Woman,

Do you suffer from ‘Overexposure’ in your relationship?

One definition I found on dictionary.com : the condition of having been seen, heard, or advertised so frequently or for so long that freshness or appeal is diminished.

Here’s one personal example:  After working from side-by-side home offices (thank you to whoever invented the white noise machine!), one evening after hearing me complain a little more than usual, Larry called it.  “Sweetie, we’re Overexposed right now, clearly.”  (yes, I think this word deserves a capital O).

I laughed.  It was so true.   I laughed partly at myself, sort of in awe, because I use to be SO hyper-vigilent on this topic with my man.  Not really to him, but about him, and us.  Aware that we were going to be seeing A LOT more of one another once we moved in together, I would plan and pace myself somewhat so that I didn’t find myself at home with him every night, on the couch.  I mean, let’s save the couch for the fun stuff, right??  Especially in a new-er relationship.

Here are a few signs that you might be suffering from Overexposure:

• crabbiness for no apparent reason, with your S.O. - all the time
• you start to notice that you haven’t been out or talked to friends for some time
• any announcement that he has other plans causes you to stifle a ‘thank g-d!’
• if you’re couch could talk, it would tell you two to get a life!

In all seriousness, you know if you are feeling like you need a little space.  Trust this, and act on it.  Take off for the day, or the evening, and gift yourself a play date.  Schedule some time with friends.  Call your family.  Notice what you may have been neglecting in life, and take action to resuscitate.

The great news is that making adjustments to get out of the Overexposed ’state’, brings so much positive energy to yourself and to your relationship.  This is how we get to rediscover parts of ourselves and our S.O.’s.

It’s fabulous, and it doesn’t require $150 for couple’s therapy!   

With love,

From my savvy heart to yours,

Leslie

The Savvy Woman’s Love Coach

www.BeLoveSavvy.com

Dear Savvy Woman,

I was working with my coach yesterday (I have one too - we all need to walk our talk…) and she asked me how often I check in with my Vision (in this case, my career Vision) these days.

My answer = not much.

Admittedly, I can find myself off-track, and the thought of dedicating some time to connect to my Vision feels like - UGH.

Just like exercising, eating well, or other self-care, if I get off-track, it takes a little wake-up to stretch and get back into the game.   It might feel more comfortable to sit it out, but it’s no fun not playing.

I discovered in talking with Karin, my Fabulous Coach (www.mmmaven.com), that the best way for me to tap into my Vision regularly and effectively is by playing a mind movie.   

A mind movie is simply a Vision you hold in your mind, playing out the future scenario that you are desiring.   I first did this when I anxiously anticipated delivering a presentation to executives in a former job.  I pictured myself confident, calm and equiped to handle anything that came my way.   Sure enough, we oddly lost electricity during the event, and I later received praise from my boss for how unaffected I appeared.  

Mind movies work.  I’ve played them preparing for various events that caused me temporary anxiety (dates, interviews, key meetings, challenging conversations).  It never fails to work.

I committed to Karin yesterday to play my mind movie , at minimum, every day if just for a few minutes.  The key is to really feel into the movie, capturing the energy and vibration of your Vision.  Press pause and hold that space as long as you can in your mind, and feel that energy in your body.  

So, my savvy friend, I encourage you to try this.  You will be amazed.

First, get clear on a Vision.  What are you desiring?   Then, create a future image of you having this in your life, being this Future Self.  Add in details and feeling-tones that make the movie rich and fulfilling - you’re enjoying the fruits of your success.  

Play this movie regularly!

From my savvy heart to yours,

Leslie

The Savvy Woman’s Love Coach

www.BeLoveSavvy.com

For the WeekKey words: Sense; know; movement; astral travel; wisdom; heritageMantra: I am calm and aware of my heritage and my legacy of a harmonious future. Visualization: As I stroll through a dense forest I look and see that the path is a light that beams from the heavens which is guiding me.

Stones & colors: Iridescent shades; metallic; light blue; light green stones of clear and dense properties

Oils & incenses: Patchouli; comfrey; dill; thyme; bay laurel; berries

Mercury and Neptune combined in retrograde motion calls for looking, not just back, but deep within, and, also beyond the mundane. Finding a link to the greater consciousness and a common denominator within humanity will help to open doors of evolution during these times.

Be reaching back and journeying, maybe through astral travel, you will find original intents and purposes of your spirit and collective soul groups. You are in a time now to have revealed to you the answers to many mysteries that have been veiled in time for centuries.

The truth and the wisdom are there and the time for it to emerge is now. Let this be your guiding force to a safer and more abundant and secure lifestyle.

From my savvy heart to yours,

Leslie

The Savvy Woman’s Love Coach

www.BeLoveSavvy.com

Dear Savvy Woman,

I want to share a fun and savvy, not to mention sassy, resource with you :  www.jillianbisinger.com.

Jill is a fabulous photographer here in San Francisco.  I used her for my photos on my website www.BeLoveSavvy.com.   If you peruse her website you’ll see she also takes amazing pregnancy photos, family photos, and events.

Whether you’re looking to upgrade your online profile or just celebrating the New You, you’ll have a great time listening to blues and chatting with Jill like an old friend as she clicks away - complete with outfit changes and hair checks to expand your options, and confidence.  Not only do you walk away with tons of photos to choose from at a reasonable price, but you feel like a Star for a couple of hours! 

What Savvy gal couldn’t use a dose of that once in a while??

From my savvy heart to yours,

Leslie

Dear Savvy Woman,

What beliefs are you walking around with? 

I’m a good person

Life is unlimited abundance

I’m not worthy

I’m so lovable

I can do this

I’m ugly

I’m fat

I don’t know how to ‘do relationships’ very well

I make stupid mistakes 

Beliefs are like the food of our minds, and therefore, they make up our emotional and physical health and realities. 

Recognizing unhealthy,false beliefs and replacing them with healthy, abundant and true beliefs -which propel my clients forward to living bigger, bolder and deeper lives - is part of my coaching work.

Debbie Ford writes, in “Why Good People Do Bad Things”, “We participate in the killing off of our spirits by perpetuating the lies that have been delivered to us in so many ways - the lies being the beliefs we hold about ourselves.  But it’s now time to break free from denial and start telling the truth.  Your beliefs, even the ones deeply ingrained in your psyche, are not the truth, they are a truth - and they can also be a lie.…It’s time to recognize these lies for what they are and acknowledge the deeper truth: beliefs are just that - beliefs.  These lies that we tell ourselves shame us, confirming the untruth that we are really the bad ones who should go without love, money, health , or happiness.”

Check your beliefs.  How might they be limiting you - keeping you in denial, playing small, and simply not expressing the full, true self that is you?

Create new beliefs.  If you struggle with this, ask a trusted (and enlightened) friend to help you.

Post them.  Read them morning and night.

From my savvy heart to yours,

Leslie

The Savvy Woman’s Love Coach

www.BeLoveSavvy.com

Dear Savvy Woman,

We want to hear whispers of sweet nothings in our ears (nothings? scratch that, sweet Somethings).  Let us read this affirmation from Louise Hay (You Can Heal Your Life) as a reminder of where it all begins and ends. With ourselves.

Print this. Post it. Read it morning and night. Notice what happens.

In the infinity of life where I am, all is perfect, whole and complete.

I live in harmony and balance with everyone I know.

Deep at the center of my being, there is an infinite well of love.

I now allow this love to flow to the surface.

It fills my heart, my body, my mind, my consciousness, my very being, and radiates out from me in all directions and returns to me multiplied.

The more love I use and give, the more I have to give.

The supply is endless.

The use of love makes me feel good; it is an expression of my inner joy. I love myself; therefore, I take loving care of my body. I lovingly feed it nourishing foods and beverages, I lovingly groom it and dress it, and my body lovingly responds to me with vibrant health and energy.

I love myself; therefore, I provide myself a comfortable home, one that fills all my needs and is a pleasure to be in.  I fill the rooms with the vibration of love so that all who enter, myself included, will feel this love and be nourished by it.

I love myself; therefore, I work at a job I truly enjoy doing, one that uses my creative talents and abilities, working with and for people I love and who love me, and earning a good income.

I love myself; therefore, I behave and think in a loving way to all people for I know that which I give out returns to me multiplied.

I only attract loving people into my world, for they are a mirror of what I am.

I love myself; therefore, I forgive and totally release the past and all past experiences, and I am free.

I love myself; therefore, I live totally in the now, experiencing each moment as good and knowing that my future is bright and joyous and secure, for I am a beloved child of the Universe, and the Universe lovingly takes care of me now and forever more.  All is well in my world.

 

From my savvy heart to yours,

Leslie

The Savvy Woman’s Love Coach

www.BeLoveSavvy.com 

Did I capture your attention?  : - )

It’s that time of year - Taxes - and in the spirit of saving money where we can, I thought:  why not give my Love Savvy Community an absolutely AMAZING and FREE resource that can fill your soul on a lunch hour or late night (anytime!) and connect you to your heart’s desires quickly :  Hay House Radio.

This site let’s you download audio for free and listen at your leisure.    Many of the leaders in self-improvement, health and wellness, and beyond broadcast here.   

I know, it’s  ’SELF HELP’-y.  Yes.  But give in to something new and try it on for size!   What do you have to loose?

www.hayhouseradio.com

Enjoy!

From my savvy heart to yours,

Leslie

www.belovesavvy.com 

Dear Savvy Readers,

 

I want to share one of my favorite (and fun) resources that I use to center and check -in with myself on a weekly basis: Shirley Maclaine’s astrologer.  Starting off my week by reading about my sign (Taurus!) and the week ahead on her site reminds me to  stay open in my heart, mind, and being to all that is magnificently possible, both in this week and beyond.  

 

 Although the basis is Astrological,  you’ll notice that the tone is very inquisitive and positive, two things that I love of course, being a coach!  Even if you don’t buy in to this woo-woo sign stuff, you’ll certainly glean some inspirational thought or motivation as you read along.

 

I love this week’s header and introduction:

 

It’s All About What You Want

Right away, following the powerful events of last week, the Spring Equinox and the full moon, you are pulled now into the depths of what it all means. All are being challenged to think seriously about choices and work to sort through confusion and mixed messages being given out to the world at large.And, in the mix of it all, each is thinking deeply about survival and economic balance. For each of you, this is a week to formulate a strategic plan and lay some groundwork.

The inner planets trigger personal desires and inner motivations which are in high gear right now. From the beginning of the Sun’s transit through Aries on March 20, you began your process of rebirthing and life affirming thoughts. As hope is renewed you are also being drawn into thinking more about what you need to be personally happy. The alignment of Mercury and Venus with Uranus this week really compels you to go forward and be a bit more adventurous.

What new idea can you incorporate into your life this week? And, what action might you take to move out of a rut and find more avenues to express and fulfill your life? The energy this week gives rise to a little mindfulness, mixed with a little action, to launch you on your way to a more fulfilled lifestyle.

Read more about this week at: www.shirleymaclaine.com/astrology

 

Enjoy!

From my savvy heart to yours,

Leslie

The Savvy Woman’s Love Coach

www.belovesavvy.com

With the new beginnings that come with Spring, now is the perfect time to prepare.  Out with the old and in with the new.  It’s amazing how it really works.   When we get things in order in our world,  both outer and inner,  we benefit. Often in a very real, and big way.  The fun part is that the ‘new’ often shows up in unexpected, unplanned ways.

I decided to challenge myself with one type of  ’inner’ spring cleaning a few weeks ago, in the form of a diet cleanse.  I was scared. But the time had come, and I was inspired to commit a quality act of self-love . The thought of existing on ‘rocks and twigs’ for days, and giving up my treasured morning coffee, not to mention carb cravings, was really intimidating.  Thankfully, I had a detox mentor in my friend Lori, who turned me on to Dr. Cory in Mill Valley, CA (www.drcory.com).  Dr. Cory offers a one-stop shopping of products, preparation, education and supervision in her cleansing programs.  She maps it out for you and gives you resources for keeping your life going during the cleanse (cleanse-safe dining at Cafe Gratitude - yum! - www.cafegratitude.com). I highly recommend her program.

The good news: I survived! Many protein-spirulina shakes and countless greens later.  Larry (my guy) was proud of me: I came home to a beautiful orchid plant in honor of my suffering and successful completion.  Even better news:  I feel GREAT.   I picked up new knowledge on health & nutrition, and my body.  The surprise, the unplanned: I became extremely clear of mind, not just body.  This greater awareness and sense of be-ing ness was incredible.   Creativity-goals-current distractions and energy drains in my life, all surfaced in new and very clear ways.  It was a suprising bonus.

So, what are some ways that you might Spring Clean?  Detox aside, there are countless ways to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new (stay tuned for more…).   

Your heart-mind-body, and LIFE awaits!

From my savvy heart to yours,

Leslie

The Savvy Woman’s Love Coach

www.belovesavvy.com