LIFE IS FOR CELEBRATING...

LIFE is for CELEBRATING

...and NEW beginnings. We just celebrated a New Year "SWEET 16" at the beginning of this month, now here we are today at the end of the first month, and at the sunset of this day turning the page to the sunrise of a new day, and a new month!

LIFE is not living unless you are living out of a "state of mind" that expresses Love, Joy, Peace, Beauty, Order, Power, Strength, Wisdom, Health, Wealth, Success, Understanding, Light, Courage, Enthusiasm. This is merely a short list of attributes a Soul aligned with GOD which is ALL GOOD, gets to ENJOY!  

There is not even a micro-dot of anything less than this in this "state of mind", and it is absolutely possible to live here...NOW!  This is a "state of being", a CHOICE to live a certain way, regardless to what appearances dictate.  These attributes as well as many others you may think of, and strive for are the KEYS to a Life of CELEBRATION... and NEW BEGINNINGS!

"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?" ~ Robert Browning

Richelle D. Jones...  Life Coach for 'Leading Edge Thought'

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ENJOYING THE OLD WORLD...

Enjoying the Old World...

I usually begin my day with prayer thanking the ALMIGHTY for a good night of rest, and waking me to a new day which I am to let unfold according to the GOOD that is already in the day before me, meditation in order to open myself to receive, and finally asking what am I to write about this day. Waiting PATIENTLY I am then READY for the collection of words that will form thoughts to share with the readers of my BLOG: 'Leading Edge Thought'!  

I believe, sometimes my day is lovingly interrupted to ensure I do not become a slave to the routine that will give way to monotony in the writing process.  FLOW is spontaneous and fresh which sometimes carries with it debris that can still be useful: "one man's trash is another man's treasure"  Not to say that the "interruption" carried with it debris, but you get the idea..it can, and it can still be useful!  It is afterall your "state of mind", isn't it?  Well, my "state of mind"  was somewhat foggy this morning, I felt as if I was sleepwalking.  A neighbor invited me a few days ago to coffee on Saturday morning at around 10:00am, so I began preparing to go at 9:30am, giving myself no time to even begin the writing process.  The prayer and meditation begins much earlier in the morning so I at least got myself primed for the day ahead.  Back to the fog, I was ready for a cup of coffee at about 10:10am when the neighbor rang inviting me next door for espresso, cappuccino, or latte they had it all, and it was good! 

I always wondered what other flats in the building looked like on the inside, and theirs is impressive. A LOVELY husband and wife with 3 of the most adorable children live in the spacious flat that is minimalism in decoration, and quite tidy for having 3 young children!  I have often seen any one or more of them from time to time in the building, at the store, or on the street in the neighborhood so being invited to share coffee with them this morning was a real treasure.  Our time together was stimulating conversation, and insightful learning about other cultures in the "Old World", as the father referred to Europe.  One particular cultural difference I have noticed which is not so prevalent in the USA is that malls, and markets, even major ones are closed on Sunday which is considered by the Trade Unions in Europe, and the Church to be a law and "holiday".  It is a time of rest for the workers, to be with the family, and or to go to Church.  It did take a few Sunday's for me to get use to this new cultural difference, but I must say I have come to ENJOY it in the OLD WORLD!

Richelle D. Jones...  Life Coach for 'Leading Edge Thought' 

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EVER GREEN...

Ever GREEN on Mount-Royal

Yes, I did  intend to write "Ever Green", and not Evergreen "...an evergreen is a plant that has leaves throughout the year, always green. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season"  Wikipedia  

I came upon this scene on the very top of Mount-Royal at the CROSS.  A single bright green leaf right in the midst of the leaves surrounding it appeared to my eyes to be dead, none the less BEAUTIFUL to my mind.  Interesting, that I would have two different experiences viewing the same scene.  This is what we do in LIFE we judge the appearance, and BELIEVE it is real. But actually how we PERCEIVE it in our mind is what is REAL, it then appears accordingly. 

"HAPPINESS and SUFFERING can be divided into two main categories: MENTAL and PHYSICAL. Of the two, it’s the MIND that exerts the greatest influence over us. So long as we’re not ill or lacking basic necessities, and our body is content, we virtually ignore it. The MIND, however, registers everything that happens to us, no matter how SMALL. Therefore, we should focus our efforts on bringing about MENTAL PEACE." Dalai Lama (creative edit)

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BEYOND WHERE WE ARE...

Beyond Where We Are...

I continue to be enthralled by the experience of the 'MEMORIAL' earlier this week.  I do not know exactly why, but I do know I have been somehow changed. Perhaps this is the transformation I have been subconsciously seeking along this journey I am on?!!  I know that my meditation periods are deeper, and I have greater tendencies toward seeking.  There must be something far GREATER beyond where we are NOW and where we are going as HUMANITY.  As in the narrative I created for today's post... 

"Wohin gehst du?  Where are you going?"  the elderly man asked behind them.  And He responded  "It is time to PATIENTLY ACCEPT the past, and let the future unfold beyond us in PEACE. You are more than welcome to join us..."  

YOUR CHOICE. 

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MEMORIAL REMINDS US TO REMEMBER...

MEMORIAL...RIP

HUMANITY! Yesterday morning I blogged about HUMANITY, and yesterday afternoon I went on a sobering, and INCREDIBLE walking tour of Berlin led by a very knowledgeable, charismatic, and personable tour guide George an American who has been living in Berlin for 8 years leading tours for Sandemans New Europe/Berlin.  HUMANITY...how do I stress the importance of the word, and our individual responsibility to the expression, the very embodiment of what it means to be a HUMANITY.  I learned about the events that happened in Germany specifically Berlin in school growing up  as an American, but being here standing in the midst of the  Memorial in Berlin, hearing about that same history was a life changing experience for me.  I felt in the pit of my gut what it must have felt like to actually be here at that time, I felt the inhumanity to man in those places that we visited, standing on the very ground where it was not an enactment but the actual history of millions of people, OUR PEOPLE... ALL OF HUMANITY.   

This morning when I awaken the image of the MEMORIAL was still on my mind, my experience was one of profound PEACE.  George pointed out to us that there were no markings anywhere on the Memorial. "On an area of about 19.000 square metres, the New York based architect Peter Eisenmann set up 2.711 concrete pillars - so-called steles - of varying heights to create a grid-like structure. The terrain is smooth yet unevenly inclined. Visitors can enter the structure from all four sides and thus the wave-like shape of each side is perceived in a different manner depending on where one is."  Memorial in Berlin  The statement "...perceived in a different manner depending on where one is" is also metaphorical in that each is able to experience and perceive according to whatever "state of mind" they CHOOSE.

For me the Memorial reminded me to FORGIVE the past as what was done cannot be UNDONE. However in the present, which is the GIFT of NOW, right now it can be FORGIVEN... HUMILITY IN HUMANITY.  It has already been FORGIVEN... RIP.

"HATRED DEMANDS WE REMAIN IN THE STATE WE ARE IN: UNFORGIVENESS. THEREFORE, TO FORGIVE ALLOWS US TO MOVE FORWARD... YOUR CHOICE!"

Richelle D. Jones...  Life Coach for 'Leading Edge Thought'

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SERVING ALL OF HUMANITY...

My Favorite Cafe in Berlin

Yesterday I decided to come out of seclusion, and have coffee at my favorite cafe du jour!  Sitting at a little table, with two chairs by the window that always has a delightful setting on the ample windowsill to linger over, or just observe the happenings on the strasse, I feel at home.  I call this my favorite cafe, because Ilkay the owner, and WAIT staff are always so welcoming, warm, and genuinely friendly.  The coffee, sweet and savory goodies, the drinking water presented beautifully in a glass pitcher with slices of lemon, orange, and blueberries,  et al are equally as commendable.

  

As I observe what's happening inside the cafe my post begins to appear word by word on the blank page of my mind, and onto the blank page of my notebook... I am ready to receive. When I go to the cafe I still like the feeling of writing with pen and paper it's so bohemian, which is what I feel like on this journey into myself very avant-garde...I LOVE IT! LIFE is creating some BEAUTIFUL new experiences right now, and memories for later now through me...I am very GRATEFUL.

WE ARE ALL WAITERS and WAITRESSES PLAYING A PART ON THIS GRAND STAGE OF LIFE... 

In LIFE whether you CHOOSE to believe it or not: WE DO NOT SERVE MONEY!  We are created to serve something much GREATER than ourselves...ALL OF HUMANITY! Serving others comes BEFORE receiving compensation in the form of money, financial gain, or any other means of exchange.  WE ACT AS IF WE WORK FOR MONEY.  CHANGE your perception, THINK again, and you will experience the JOY of serving ALL of HUMANITY in everything you do.  Money that comes from a job is an obligation of the employer to the employee due for services rendered.  As a waiter or waitress in LIFE you have an opportunity to practice PATIENT ACCEPTANCE of the NOW which will unfold to even greater experiences of NOW, a continuous unfoldment of GOOD in your life.

Therefore, BE a waiter or waitress in LIFE that SERVES ALL of HUMANITY in PATIENT ACCEPTANCE, JOY and GRATITUDE of the NOW...money and all other forms of GOOD most assuredly will follow!

Richelle D. Jones...  Life Coach for 'Leading Edge Thought'

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FAMILY THE BONDS THAT UNITE US...

FAMILY the Bonds that UNITE Us...

Family, and what this word means to us... Immediate Family, Extended Family, Friends as Family... I started a Google video chat with my son (my immediate family), who is studying in New York City, while I am travelling currently in Berlin, Germany last evening.  New York is experiencing "Winter Storm Jonas" at 26.8" of snowfall since yesterday, narrowly missing tying the previous record of 26.9" from February 2006.  My son had walked to a friend's dorm close by where he answered my call. Needless to say I was surprised he would have ventured out into the snowstorm without a valid reason for doing so ...needless to say!  He introduced me to his friends as if it was just another sunny, vibrant day in New York City hanging out with friends.  One young lady recognized me saying "I met your mom before with you", as he passed his iPhone around so they could speak to me half way around the world...  modern technology you gotta' LUV it!  In our conversation after I voiced my motherly concern "what are you doing out in this snowstorm?", he responded "it was just a short walk, and besides I'm hanging out with my framily", and we are getting ready to eat breakfast together detailing what they were about to eat.

framily  noun [countable] informal
people who are not related to you but are your very close friends and are as important to you as your family  'Friends are increasingly becoming our framily as we search for another support network ... A study has found that we are increasingly making framilies for ourselves by surrounding ourselves with friends.'

I experienced a bittersweet feeling while watching my son with a mixture of pride that he no longer depended on me for this kind of relationship, and that he could actually create it for himself...but at the same time a feeling of lose, truly being alone where I am with my memories, and curious about what the word he used "framily" meant.  I excused myself from the call telling him to enjoy himself, and get back to his dorm room safely.  I allowed myself to experience the feelings I was feeling, trying to find a comfortable place...but all I could do was to just BE in it, and allow it to bring me to the other side, which did not begin to appear until the following morning...NOW.  

I am aware I am in the throes of TRANSITION during this journey I am on right now far away from being the immediate family of "mother & son" we shared when he was younger.  Last night before I went to bed I read a passage that helped me to begin to understand where I am right now  "God does not bring you to the moment of birth and not deliver – He is not a man that He should lie. The very fact that you are fighting for it, travailing for it, is the undeniable truth that it already exists. It is not something you are trying to create or speak into existence, it already exists. Just as a baby already exists in a mother's womb...never forget that."  an excerpt from "Travail and Birth Leads to Promise" by Kim Potter  This passage helped me to understand the transition into my own life, as my son is creating his own even in a snowstorm!  

This passage refers to MY transition, that which already exists, that which I am travailing to give birth to just as I travailed to give birth to my son many years ago, the NEW BIRTH that leads to PROMISE!  

FAMILY, or whatever you CHOOSE to know it as and experience it... THE BONDS THAT UNITE US!

Richelle D. Jones...  Life Coach for 'Leading Edge Thought'

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ACCUMULATION...

Accumulation...

accumulation

əkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

noun: the acquisition or gradual gathering of something.  

THOUGHT, which is a collection of WORDS, accumulated along a certain "train of thought", will manifest accordingly as one's life experiences in "time". Like the trains in the photo, during an accumulation of snowfall this morning, one's thoughts can run counter to one another causing chaos in one's experiences, which are NOT outside of the individual but WORDS accumulated in mind.  

YOUR THOUGHTS ARE NOT OUTSIDE OF YOU. Your experiences are a manifestation of your thoughts INSIDE YOUR OWN MIND ...OUT!  

This idea of course runs contrary to most of the world's way of thinking, keeping those who BELIEVE this way in the "state of mind" producing experiences they actually do not want! The trains in the photo appear to be going in the same direction, but in fact they are running counter to each other...one going in one direction, the other the opposite direction. The solution is simply to switch trains!  You can ALWAYS switch trains, change your "state of mind", CHOOSE other WORDS than those you are currently entertaining in your mind, and create new THOUGHTS.  Which will in "time" manifest the NEW direction!

Richelle D. Jones...Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought"

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MY CUP RUNNETH OVER...

My Cup Runneth Over...

The cup is half full or half empty?  It does not matter what is in the cup.  Do not distract yourself with the WHAT as it is not the point. It is HOW you see what is in it!  This is also how you perceive LIFE, and your life experiences are an exact reflection of the how not the what. Remember CAUSE and EFFECT the how is the cause, the what is the effect.  The how is the "state of mind" in which you do anything: JOYFULLY, MINDFULLY, GRATEFULLY... the "state of mind" is the BEing, it is WHO YOU ARE! 

Set the intentions of your day by meditating on who you are, the WORDS that are the "CODE" behind the IMAGE that is you! YOU CHOOSE THESE WORDS. These words set the how in which you express yourself doing what you do in your day.  The image of who you are, and how you do what you do will manifest as the experiences of your day!  BE, DO, HAVE a continuous unfoldment of your life experiences.  

"I am LOVE this day.  I express myself LOVINGLY in everything that I do this day.  I will have LOVELY experiences in my day, this day...tomorrow will be a new day!  My day is therefore half full, and as I go through my day with the intentions I have set for it in my "state of mind" it will continue to fill...'til my cup runneth over!"

Richelle D. Jones... Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought"

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TAKING THE NEXT STEP FORWARD NOW...

Taking the Next Step Forward

It is not whether you take the next step, because EVERYONE will take a next step. There is no "secret" as to what the next step is. The Creator did not create Its creation with a "secret" it then withheld from them, reserved only for a select few.  IF there were a "secret" it is not WHAT the next step is, it would be HOW you take the next step! The "state of mind" in which you experience LIFE will ALWAYS deliver you to the next step for you to take...YOU CHOOSE IT!

"I AM ALWAYS IN MY RIGHT PLACE, I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN OR ELSE I WOULD NOT BE HERE...NOW!"  

The Spirit in which the next step is taken is HOW the next step, and ALL the steps following will be experienced by you.  Every step you take is an IMPORTANT step, there are no important and not important steps...THEY ARE ALL IMPORTANT.  Consider your very 1st step which led to the step you just took, and every step in between. THEY WERE ALL NECESSARY for you to BE WHO you are, DO WHAT you do, and HAVE WHAT you have...NOW!  The step you just took also creates the momentum for the next step you will take.  WHAT the "step" is, is the effect.  HOW the "step" is taken is the cause!  

CAUSE ALWAYS PRECEDES EFFECT...IN WHAT "STATE OF MIND" (CAUSE) WILL YOU TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP (EFFECT)?  

Consider: JOYFULLY, PEACEFULLY, CALMLY, CONFIDENTLY, CONSCIOUSLY, MINDFULLY, LOVINGLY...ENTHUSIASTICALLY ...as always YOUR CHOICE!

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PATIENT ACCEPTANCE REWARDED...

Patient Acceptance Rewarded

As I watched this group of children following the leader crossing the overpass waiting for the trains to zoom by, I smiled at their delight when they finally arrived, and marvelled in their PATIENCE to wait. I have often stood in the very same spot on the overpass, or standing in the window upstairs waiting for the trains to arrive so I could photograph them, experiencing impatience in the wait, and stress in getting it right.  It was great when one train appeared, two was even better, but for three to appear, wow! I could imagine the children's' squeals of JOY in seeing the PKP Cargo, the Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the S Bahn appear after hoping for maybe just one train to pass by.

It was not until later when I downloaded the photographs that I realized I had captured three trains, as I was focused on the children, and capturing a photograph of them waiting for trains.  We were rewarded instantly, and in my PATIENT ACCEPTANCE of what was happening, I was also rewarded later.

Richelle D. Jones... Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought" 

Happy New Year "SWEET 16"!!!

xoxo, Richelle❤

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SEEING GOD EVEN IN GRAFFITI...

Seeing GOD even in Graffiti! 

At the beginning of a NEW chapter in my life, the challenges persist as a means to help me "see" GOD which is GOOD with my mind's eye in ALL situations, circumstances, and conditions no matter what the appearance.  I am convinced this is my challenge.  My laptop has given up the ghost, or so it appeared, the battery exhausted, the previous restoration method failed, and today I must seek out the NEXT thing to do: either purchase a new power adapter or a new laptop. Determined to "see" GOOD in this situation, I set off to the computer repair shop down the street from my favorite coffee shop, crossing a snow filled parking lot.  I turn right, and directly in front of me on the building wall filled with graffiti art...I SEE GOD!

I reach the computer repair shop only to find a note on the door that stated: wir sind gleich wieder da! danke "We will be right back! Thank you"... The next thing to do was actually go sit in the nice warm coffee shop, enjoy a wonderful hot cup of coffee, begin to draft my post for today, and WAIT while practicing PATIENT ACCEPTANCE of what was happening!  I believe LIFE is challenging me to "PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH" in these experiences!  The nice lady at the computer shop was not able to help me with an adapter as she did not stock them, so I returned to the electronics store in the mall around the corner.  I sought out a different salesman than the one that previously told me my laptop was kaput...I knew it wasn't so there was no need to engage him again.  Another salesman assisted me with a different product, as well as offering information in English.  Long story short the adapter did in fact work, and I did "see" GOD/GOOD in the situation, while practicing PATIENT ACCEPTANCE, and WAITING for the appearance to change!

Richelle D. Jones... Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought"   I have contemplated the idea of Life Coaching since the therapy I received 2 years ago with a Faith based therapist in New York City, after experiencing a vision that had the potential to change my life, and it did!  Because of the immense benefit I received I decided this is what I would really like to be, and do as my life work going forward: helping others.  I am forever GRATEFUL to this therapist, and the therapy sessions...again I THANK YOU!

As a result I have been reading, attending coaching webinars, philosophy classes, and formulating my own thoughts along the line of Life Coaching. I find that the path that works for me is not a cookie cutter method with the goal of making a 6 figure income and fame. Now,  I am not saying I would not like to receive a 6 figure income for the work I do and the service I offer, I just CHOOSE for it not to be the reason or focus of my practice.  What I do believe is that personal life experiences prove to be the most authentic, reliable, and helpful to others who might also be able to identify with them. I believe Life has dealt me this hand, and I am COMMITTED to play it...'til death do we part.

So, I begin my Life Coaching practice right here, and now in my daily writings with the sincere intent that the reader gains some insight that will TRANSFORM the state of mind they are in to a better state of mind.

MY OFFER...    Your first 1 hour coaching session is my GIFT to you because, I BELIEVE to GIVE is also to RECEIVE!  If you then CHOOSE to continue coaching with me we will enter into a payment agreement.  Coaching is available online, and in person wherever I am in the world.

I look forward to meeting you, with each of us benefiting from the work we do together...

Happy New Year "SWEET 16"!!!
xoxo, Richelle❤

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PEARLS OF WISDOM...

Fernsehturm (TV Tower)

Every morning holds PEARLS OF WISDOM, and this morning this one appeared as a quote in Google+ from others sharing their treasures with me: "You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one..."  posted by Chinyere Mmako. INSPIRATIONAL words to live by, I'm going to take a FREE walking tour of Berlin now, and let this one simmer as the topic for today's writing...

I keep thinking that I know where I'm going...and I forget that I don't know!  I thought I knew how to take the tram to Unter den Linden the major thoroughfare leading to the Brandenburger Tor near the Starbucks where the walking tour meets.  I had taken the tram with my host at night to the same area somes weeks before, but today in the light of day I seemed to somehow become disoriented, and got off the tram onto another one which took me to an even less familiar terrain, "thinking" I knew what I was doing.  I must confess I responded to my circumstance in utter exhaustion, exhausted from the challenges and trials that seem to assail me lately as I attempt to "start the next chapter of my life"! 

Fortunately as I retraced my steps I spotted the Fernsehturm (TV Tower), in the Berlin skyline. Regaining my composure, and noticing new photo opportunities, I continued toward the tower asking people along the way until I found my way back to where I planned to go earlier in the day.

LIFE, however had other plans which worked out much better than my own...the next chapter of my life has begun!  

Richelle D. Jones... Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought"   I have contemplated the idea of Life Coaching since the therapy I received 2 years ago with a Faith based therapist in New York City, after experiencing a vision that had the potential to change my life, and it did!  Because of the immense benefit I received I decided this is what I would really like to be, and do as my life work going forward: helping others.  I am forever GRATEFUL to this therapist, and the therapy sessions...again I THANK YOU!

As a result I have been reading, attending coaching webinars, philosophy classes, and formulating my own thoughts along the line of Life Coaching. I find that the path that works for me is not a cookie cutter method with the goal of making a 6 figure income and fame. Now,  I am not saying I would not like to receive a 6 figure income for the work I do and the service I offer, I just CHOOSE for it not to be the reason or focus of my practice.  What I do believe is that personal life experiences prove to be the most authentic, reliable, and helpful to others who might also be able to identify with them. I believe Life has dealt me this hand, and I am COMMITTED to play it...'til death do we part.

So, I begin my Life Coaching practice right here, and now in my daily writings with the sincere intent that the reader gains some insight that will TRANSFORM the state of mind they are in to a better state of mind.

My  Offer...    Your first 1 hour coaching session is my GIFT to you because, I BELIEVE to GIVE is also to RECEIVE!  If you then CHOOSE to continue coaching with me we will enter into a payment agreement.  Coaching is available online, and in person wherever I am in the world.
I look forward to meeting you, with each of us benefiting from the work we do together...

Happy New Year "SWEET 16"!!!
xoxo, Richelle❤


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"I"...

Trees represent past, present, future...NOW

The "PAST" is where I came from.

The "PRESENT" is where I am.

  

The "FUTURE" is where I am going.

  

WHO am I? and WHERE am I?  

"I" is the invisible energy that I am, which is Unlimited, Boundless, Ageless, and Timeless...NOW!

  

"I" have no beginning, and "I" have no end except what you perceive through your physical eyes. When I still my mind, and just BE, I experience the BEING that is me..."I AM".

The tree represents the past, present, future...NOW, through the seasons that we experience with our physical eyes, they are the same tree.  We as Spiritual Beings having a human experience also represent the past, present, future...NOW.

I AM...NOW, and SO ARE YOU!

Richelle D. Jones... Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought"

I have contemplated the idea of Life Coaching since the therapy I received 2 years ago with a Faith based therapist in New York City, after experiencing a vision that had the potential to change my life, and it did!  Because of the immense benefit I received I decided this is what I would really like to be, and do as my life work going forward: helping others.  I am forever GRATEFUL to this therapist, and the therapy sessions...again I THANK YOU!

As a result I have been reading, attending coaching webinars, philosophy classes, and formulating my own thoughts along the line of Life Coaching. I find that the path that works for me is not a cookie cutter method with the goal of making a 6 figure income and fame. Now,  I am not saying I would not like to receive a 6 figure income for the work I do and the service I offer, I just CHOOSE for it not to be the reason or focus of my practice.  What I do believe is that personal life experiences prove to be the most authentic, reliable, and helpful to others who might also be able to identify with them. I believe Life has dealt me this hand, and I am COMMITTED to play it...'til death do we part.

So, I begin my Life Coaching practice right here, and now in my daily writings with the sincere intent that the reader gains some insight that will TRANSFORM the state of mind they are in to a better state of mind.

My  Offer... 

Your first 1 hour coaching session is my GIFT to you because, I BELIEVE to GIVE is also to RECEIVE!  If you then CHOOSE to continue coaching with me we will enter into a payment agreement.  Coaching is available online, and in person wherever I am in the world.

I look forward to hearing from you, with each of us benefiting from the work we do together...

Happy New Year "SWEET 16"!!!

xoxo, Richelle❤

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RISE UP, REJOICE and BE GLAD...

Rise Up, Rejoice and Be GLAD!

This morning I am experiencing the GLAD, upon RISING and REJOICING! My post yesterday was delayed due to my computer experiencing a battery exhaust, that appeared to be "dead".  I thought it was my cord connection  but the salesman at the electronic store, when he attempted to revive it using a Universal computer cord, pronounced it "kaput"!  "Kaput" to quote my little friend Niki means broken.  I was devastated, I could not believe all the work I had put in the whole week, accomplishing things I set out to do, and I did it now this...HOW COULD THIS BE HAPPENING TO ME?!!  I did not have answers to my own problems, and I was in such a "state of mind" I could not even help myself.  See, I am a real person just like everyone else.  However, my belief that this could not be happening to me, and that the computer was not "kaput", but that the cord was just frayed causing the battery to exhaust, and had no energy to recharge itself caused me to go beyond the appearances.  I kept trying to connect the cord, turning on the computer in hopes that it would connect, and begin to recharge. I felt to move the computer, and plug it in another outlet (this is getting a different perspective!), then holding the plug into the computer, and the power button down until hopefully the computer would engage, and begin to recharge the battery.  The red light began to flash the 3 times it had been flashing, then it kept going, slowing down until the other lights also became dim, then they all came to full light, and the battery had begun to recharge climbing to 100%...I DID IT!  I was so very GLAD, I had 3 hours to complete and publish my post here on my blog and Linkedin, edit some photos, back-up my photos and documents to my external hard drive, publish my travel website (which I will continue to update with more photos as I edit and post them), update my other social media, and get to the grocery store...I DID IT all except the grocery store which closed earlier on Saturday, so I decided I would just eat out on Sunday!

My intention is to begin my day: RISE UP, REJOICE and BE GLAD.  Today, I earned that gladness by not giving up in the face of an appearance I did not believe to be real.  Sometimes they are real, then we must look at options BUT DO NOT GIVE UP!  Instead RISE UP, REJOICE, and BE GLAD at any time during the day answers are more likely to show up that way!  

PATIENTLY ACCEPT WHAT IS, UNTIL IT IS NOT...because it is what it is right...NOW!

Richelle D. Jones... Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought"

I have contemplated the idea of Life Coaching since the therapy I received 2 years ago with a Faith based therapist in New York City, after experiencing a vision that had the potential to change my life, and it did!  Because of the immense benefit I received I decided this is what I would really like to be, and do as my life work going forward: helping others.  I am forever GRATEFUL to this therapist, and the therapy sessions...again I THANK YOU!

As a result I have been reading, attending coaching webinars, philosophy classes, and formulating my own thoughts along the line of Life Coaching. I find that the path that works for me is not a cookie cutter method with the goal of making a 6 figure income and fame. Now,  I am not saying I would not like to receive a 6 figure income for the work I do and the service I offer, I just CHOOSE for it not to be the reason or focus of my practice.  What I do believe is that personal life experiences prove to be the most authentic, reliable, and helpful to others who might also be able to identify with them. I believe Life has dealt me this hand, and I am COMMITTED to play it...'til death do we part.

So, I begin my Life Coaching practice right here, and now in my daily writings with the sincere intent that the reader gains some insight that will TRANSFORM the state of mind they are in to a better state of mind.

MY OFFER... 

Your first 1 hour coaching session is my GIFT to you because, I BELIEVE to GIVE is also to RECEIVE!  If you then CHOOSE to continue coaching with me we will enter into a payment agreement.  Coaching is available online, and in person wherever I am in the world.

I look forward to meeting you, with each of us benefiting from the work we do together...

Happy New Year "SWEET 16"!!!

xoxo, Richelle❤

NOTE:  ALL images by Richelle D. Jones  Photography Gallery: https://YouPic.com/photographer/richelled  

I'M IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND...

A New York or Empire State of Mind

Guten Morgen, I woke up this morning while preparing for the day, asked myself "what am I to write about today?" which is the question I ask each morning for my work.  I like to "prime the pump" (which means to encourage the growth or action of something) by listening to music that inspires me or some binaural beats to stimulate the creative processes one of my favorites is "Extremely Powerful Third Eye Opening Binaural Beat Meditation", I enjoy a cup of tea to warm my body on these cold winter mornings ...mmm a nice Rose tea with a spritz of lemon!  I am ready to receive...

I'm in a "New York state of mind" while sitting in a very nice flat in Berlin!  WHERE you are is only geographical, WHAT "state of mind" you are in is actually WHERE you are while you are where you are!  I seem to keep coming back to this idea of "state of mind", you cannot get away from it because no matter where you go, or try to run away YOU will ALWAYS BE in some "state of mind"!  YOU CAN BE IN WHATEVER "STATE OF MIND" YOU CHOOSE TO BE IN, PERSEVERANCE, DETERMINATION, SINGLE MINDEDNESS, and JUST DO IT...YES YOU CAN!  I amuse myself about the meaning of the statement "a New York state of mind".  I've heard people say it, I've read it, there is even a song penned by Billy Joel "I'm in a New York State of Mind". It just struck noon here in Berlin where I am I can hear the church bells ringing, accompanying Billy as he croons his famous song now playing on my laptop...mmmm what a day this is shaping out to be!  I read the lyrics to get some idea of the meaning of this world renown statement, and it was nice but I kept exploring, and came across a blog post by Fresh NYC: "New Yorker Mentality-What is New York or Empire State of Mind", very insightful, and interesting reading.  The following excerpt from the blog post really resonated with me:

"The difficulties and struggles are in a way what makes the city great. It takes a certain frame of mind and attitude to push through adversity and rise above it. You can’t be a wuss and live here. We have all worked hard to get to where we are, and we don’t mind putting in overtime to reach our dreams. That is what it means to be a New Yorker."

Relocating to NYC from San Francisco in 2010 for my son to attend an Art High School, then either to attend an Art college, or a job in the Arts, establishing myself in the New York City society, securing a nice place to live, and work.  In 2015 on July 25th, 1 month before my son turned 21 years of age...it was my turn! I left my comfort zone aka the USA to travel across the northern border to Toronto, and Montreal Canada, I did a work exchange in Montreal.  After about 2 months I flew to Paris, and did a work exchange in Noisy-sur-Ecole, then travelled on to Berlin, Oberkramer in the north, and Bavaria in the south of Germany.  I did a work exchange in both Oberkramer, and Berlin where I am currently.  So I would say "As a single parent (son's father is deceased) I endured all the difficulties and struggles all this entailed, while maintaining a certain state of mind and attitude to push through the adversity and rise above it"...I DID IT & I AM IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND!

Richelle D. Jones... Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought"

I have contemplated the idea of Life Coaching since the therapy I received 2 years ago with a Faith based therapist in New York City, after experiencing a vision that had the potential to change my life, and it did!  Because of the immense benefit I received I decided this is what I would really like to be, and do as my life work going forward: helping others.  I am forever GRATEFUL to this therapist, and the therapy sessions...again I THANK YOU!

As a result I have been reading, attending coaching webinars, philosophy classes, and formulating my own thoughts along the line of Life Coaching. I find that the path that works for me is not a cookie cutter method with the goal of making a 6 figure income and fame. Now,  I am not saying I would not like to receive a 6 figure income for the work I do and the service I offer, I just CHOOSE for it not to be the reason or focus of my practice.  What I do believe is that personal life experiences prove to be the most authentic, reliable, and helpful to others who might also be able to identify with them. I believe Life has dealt me this hand, and I am COMMITTED to play it...'til death do we part.

So, I begin my Life Coaching practice right here, and now in my daily writings with the sincere intent that the reader gains some insight that will TRANSFORM the state of mind they are in to a better state of mind.

MY OFFER...  

Your first 1 hour coaching session is my GIFT to you because, I BELIEVE to GIVE is also to RECEIVE!  If you then CHOOSE to continue coaching with me we will enter into a payment agreement.  Coaching is available online, and in person wherever I am in the world.

I look forward to meeting you, with each of us benefiting from the work we do together...

Happy New Year "SWEET 16"!!!
xoxo, Richelle❤

NOTE:  ALL images by Richelle D. Jones  Photography Gallery: https://YouPic.com/photographer/richelled
 

THIS IS A NEW TIME and THE NEW TIME IS...NOW!

This is a new time...NOW!

BE where you are, because you are right where you need to BE!  You are RIGHT to BE where you are. Sometimes we think we should be, or we would like to be, or we need to be other than who, and where we actually are.  Your experiences are a reflection of your state of mind, this is where you live. But the TRUTH IS...YOU ARE "RIGHT" to BE exactly where you are.  Consider the statement "right where I am" to mean "I am RIGHT...right where I am".  You wouldn't say "I am wrong...right where I am", would you?!!

  

BE WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW, because then you can MOVE from there (the state of mind you are in), to a new state of mind of your conscious CHOICE.  If you do not align with who you are, and where you are right now, then HOW can you move from there? You are NO ONE, and NO WHERE, right?  Because you are denying who you are, and where you are right now, you are denying your state of mind, where you live. You cannot move from where you are to somewhere else while denying who and where you are, right now.

  

THINK about these words, these statements that we so unconsciously think, and speak, they are undermining our progress in LIFE.  You are giving LIFE mixed signals, and then the LIFE energy cannot move.  It is not because the LIFE energy would not like to move on your behalf, it cannot because your THOUGHTS (a collection of WORDS) are in conflict with your individual reality (we all create our own reality).  If you are in your life at any particular time, and place but you deny it with statements such as: "Right now I should BE someone else" or "Right now I should be somewhere else", other than WHO you are, and WHERE you are...you have created a conflict in your mind, and in which the LIFE energy CANNOT move.  This gives one the feeling of being stuck in a rut, and the truth is...YOU ARE!

This is a new time, and the new time is NOW!  BE WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU ARE...RIGHT NOW.  LET LIFE UNFOLD FROM HERE...NOW!  

CREATE NEW STATES OF MIND with your THOUGHTS in which to move into:  "I am Whole, I am Perfect, and I am Complete WHO I am, and WHERE I am...RIGHT NOW!"

Richelle D. Jones... Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought"

I have contemplated the idea of Life Coaching since the therapy I received 2 years ago with a Faith based therapist in New York City, after experiencing a vision that had the potential to change my life, and it did!  Because of the immense benefit I received I decided this is what I would really like to be, and do as my life work going forward: helping others.  I am forever GRATEFUL to this therapist, and the therapy sessions...again I THANK YOU!

As a result I have been reading, attending coaching webinars, philosophy classes, and formulating my own thoughts along the line of Life Coaching. I find that the path that works for me is not a cookie cutter method with the goal of making a 6 figure income and fame. Now,  I am not saying I would not like to receive a 6 figure income for the work I do and the service I offer, I just CHOOSE for it not to be the reason or focus of my practice.  What I do believe is that personal life experiences prove to be the most authentic, reliable, and helpful to others who might also be able to identify with them. I believe Life has dealt me this hand, and I am COMMITTED to play it...'til death do we part.

So, I begin my Life Coaching practice right here, and now in my daily writings with the sincere intent that the reader gains some insight that will TRANSFORM the state of mind they are in to a better state of mind.

My  Offer...    Your first 1 hour coaching session is my GIFT to you because, I BELIEVE to GIVE is also to RECEIVE! If you then CHOOSE to continue coaching with me we will enter into a payment agreement. Coaching is available online, and in person wherever I am in the world.

I look forward to hearing from you, with each of us benefiting from the work we do together...

Happy New Year "SWEET 16"!!!

xoxo, Richelle❤

NOTE:  ALL images by Richelle D. Jones  Photography Gallery: https://YouPic.com/photographer/richelled

THE PRACTICE OF PATIENT ACCEPTANCE...

Keep Your Minds Eye Single

I learned of PATIENT ACCEPTANCE during my travels, while doing a work exchange at Tharpaland Buddhist Retreat Center in Oberkramer, Germany.  I thought this was going to be just like any other work exchange, I would do the work required in exchange for room & board. However, LIFE had a different plan for me.  Being in the environment of the center, and "its mission to help people live lives of PEACE that would transform the world in which we live", was in itself inspiring. I began to feel a part of "SOMETHING GREATER" than myself which was to become my way of life, little did I know it.  NO, I did not become a Buddhist, and one does not need to do this unless one CHOOSES to, like anything else...IT IS YOUR CHOICE!  I surrendered myself to the process, and in so doing I was rewarded with the tools to begin to live a life of PEACE, the kind of "PEACE that passes understanding".  I am  still experiencing the effects of this process that began 7 weeks ago upon my arrival, and now since practicing in my world.  The book "How to Solve Our Human Problems"  by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, has been my companion as well as other guides along my journey.

PATIENTLY ACCEPT THE GOOD THAT IS UNFOLDING...RIGHT NOW in your life!  The appearance does NOT matter, what matters is your PATIENT ACCEPTANCE of WHAT IS, and your willingness to CHOOSE GOOD as your state of mind.  GOOD is literally ALL around you. This is NOT the good that you think of as good, this is an UNCONDITIONAL state of GOOD.  IT JUST IS accept it or not...YOUR CHOICE.  However upon accepting, this energy of GOOD will begin to move in your life, and unless you CHOOSE to return to your former state of mind, GOOD WILL CONTINUE!  Consider a very large ship, in order for it to turn around it takes some maneuvering, the captain doesn't just flip a switch and instantly turn to go in the opposite direction.  

noun:   maneuver  1.  a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.

So, neither does your state of mind, or BEing.  You must be patient in your goal of single mindedness, the pursuit of which will reward you with PEACE of mind, and many other manifestations of GOOD for your life.  GOOD is so expansive, unimaginable, and far reaching it becomes invisible.  You cannot "see" GOOD except that you experience its effect, once you CHOOSE to BELIEVE ONLY IN THE GOOD.  A mind that goes back & forth will only cause one to become dizzy, not to mention confused.  Keep your minds eye single...CHOOSE ONLY GOOD, and practice PATIENT ACCEPTANCE!  

Richelle D. Jones... Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought"

I have contemplated the idea of Life Coaching since the therapy I received 2 years ago with a Faith based therapist in New York City, after experiencing a vision that had the potential to change my life, and it did!  Because of the immense benefit I received I decided this is what I would really like to be, and do as my life work going forward: helping others.  I am forever GRATEFUL to this therapist, and the therapy sessions...again I THANK YOU!

As a result I have been reading, attending coaching webinars, philosophy classes, and formulating my own thoughts along the line of Life Coaching. I find that the path that works for me is not a cookie cutter method with the goal of making a 6 figure income and fame. Now,  I am not saying I would not like to receive a 6 figure income for the work I do and the service I offer, I just CHOOSE for it not to be the reason or focus of my practice.  What I do believe is that personal life experiences prove to be the most authentic, reliable, and helpful to others who might also be able to identify with them. I believe Life has dealt me this hand, and I am COMMITTED to play it...'til death do we part.

So, I begin my Life Coaching practice right here, and now in my daily writings with the sincere intent that the reader gains some insight that will TRANSFORM the state of mind they are in to a better state of mind.

My OFFER...

Your first 1 hour coaching session is my GIFT to you because, I BELIEVE to GIVE is also to RECEIVE!  If you then CHOOSE to continue coaching with me we will enter into a payment agreement.  Coaching is available online, and in person wherever I am in the world.

I look forward to hearing from you, with each of us benefiting from the work we do together...

Happy New Year "SWEET 16"!!!

xoxo, Richelle❤

NOTE:  ALL images by Richelle D. Jones  Photography Gallery:  https://YouPic.com/photographer/richelled

THE BEST TRULY IS YET TO BE...

Leaving Tharpaland to what's NEXT!

BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU THINK...YOU JUST MIGHT EXPERIENCE IT!  

Another way of thinking about what I am experiencing is that I am beginning to "see" what I so long for, and greatly desire in my heart & mind through my thoughts, because it is on its way to becoming my experience.  I "see" families together, children, couples, successful businesses, creative individuals, financial success...literally ALL around me, therefore I foresee that which is for me, before me!   Out of the darkness into the LIGHT!  

You know like when a new film "is coming soon to a theatre near you", and you see the advertisement all around you, it's everywhere!  In this same way LIFE is revealing  a "preview" of your future NOW seen all around you, everywhere you look around you you begin to see exactly what you would like to Be, to Do and to Have!   You might have the thought "WHY can't I Be, Do, or Have this or that?",  and begin to feel depressed, lonely, rejected, and not included BUT another way of looking at it is to THINK "I am now foreseeing a preview of what is to come into being for me as my own life experience!"  This state of mind will bring JOY to your heart, and GRATITUDE for others in showing it to you...so be UPLIFTED, REJOICE and  be GLAD for others, and yourself...the BEST truly is yet to BE!

My old past, my present now, and my new future (3 in 1 like the Trinity) is ALL here in my mind working together for my highest, and greatest good unfolding ahead of me, and I am GRATEFUL...NOW!!!

GOD (GOOD) Makes Impossible Things Possible

...made the iron float!  2 Kings 6:6

Richelle D. Jones... Life Coach for "Leading Edge Thought"

I have contemplated the idea of Life Coaching since the therapy I received 2 years ago with a Faith based therapist in New York City, after experiencing a vision that had the potential to change my life, and it did!  Because of the immense benefit I received I decided this is what I would really like to be, and do as my life work going forward: helping others.  I am forever GRATEFUL to this therapist, and the therapy sessions...again I THANK YOU!

As a result I have been reading, attending coaching webinars, philosophy classes, and formulating my own thoughts along the line of Life Coaching. I find that the path that works for me is not a cookie cutter method with the goal of making a 6 figure income and fame. Now,  I am not saying I would not like to receive a 6 figure income for the work I do and the service I offer, I just CHOOSE for it not to be the reason or focus of my practice.  What I do believe is that personal life experiences prove to be the most authentic, reliable, and helpful to others who might also be able to identify with them. I believe Life has dealt me this hand, and I am COMMITTED to play it...'til death do we part.

So, I begin my Life Coaching practice right here, and now in my daily writings with the sincere intent that the reader gains some insight that will TRANSFORM the state of mind they are in to a better state of mind.

My OFFER...

Your first 1 hour coaching session is my GIFT to you because, I BELIEVE to GIVE is also to RECEIVE!  If you then CHOOSE to continue coaching with me we will enter into a payment agreement.  Coaching is available online, and in person wherever I am in the world.

I look forward to hearing from you, with each of us benefiting from the work we do together...

Happy New Year "SWEET 16"!!!

xoxo, Richelle❤

NOTE:  ALL images by Richelle D. Jones  Photography Gallery:  https://YouPic.com/photographer/richelled