After returning from the first quarter of my whirlwind tour, I had an interesting conversation with my sister Arielle about the shadow of the single life.
In most of my programs and courses, there are many single women and men who are waiting, yearning, and hungry for love. They protest that they are doing everything. They say they've tried it all. But when I confront them and ask them about their actual plan, what they've studied, what they know about creating a partner; when I ask them about their vision boards or what their everyday life would look like with a partner; when I ask them what their needs are in a relationship, more often than not, I hear a half-answer. I hear the hunger of somebody trying to get a need met or I hear somebody who is attached to the ego ideal of what it would be like to be in love or to have a partner to soothe their loneliness and be their companion. None of that is wrong at all. Thank god we have unmet needs and have that longing, or many people would never even look.
I had the privilege of watching my sister Arielle, who at 44 years old made a plan and stayed committed to that plan each and every day. I watched her feng shui her house, continuallly work on her vision board, create a mandala of love. I watched her open her heart and take on forgiveness, letting go of the relationships that hadn't worked or caused mistrust inside of her. I witnessed what somebody who is fully committed does and is willing to do to open up to having a lover, a companion, a soulmate, a partner, and a spouse.
So the shadow of the single life is a deep resignation, a belief that says "It can't really happen for me" or "It won't happen to me." The shadow of the single life is the shadow of too many relationships gone bad. The shadow of the single life is made up of mistrust or not feeling worthy, maybe because of body image issues ("If only I lose ten pounds..." or "When I get in shape then I'll be loveable.") The shadow of the single life will continue to loom over those who are looking for love unless they make a plan, explore what keeps them single, and step into certainty about the possibility of love.
So for those of you who are ready to break free from the shadow, get out of the prison of the past, and open up to the lover of your life, I suggest that for a guide and teacher, you take it from someone who did it so beautifully and has created one of the most divine marriages I've ever witnessed in my life. Let Arielle share her secrets with you in her fabulous new Soulmate Kit. This "soulmate-in-a-box" kit is jam-packed with DVDs, CDs and her best-selling book The Soulmate Secret. When I asked Arielle recently, "Does The Soulmate Secret really work?" (which, of course, I already knew the answer to), she flooded me with one extraordinary story after another. One of those stories could be yours.
With love and blessings,
Debbie Ford
Monday, April 12, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Am I Walking My Talk?
I love how the universe works. It always blows my mind, makes me laugh, challenges my assumptions and, when I'm listening, delivers me to the next greatest place. Here's my story.
As many of you know, I'm leading a monthly program called Creating A Life You Love which many of you are a part of. When I began the program two months ago, I made the commitment that I too would reinvent myself and go to the next level in each and every area of my life.
The first month, we worked on our relationship with God -- a breeze for me. I love to pray. I love to meditate. I love to find where I'm faithless and work to regain my faith.
Then for the month of March, we took on falling in love with our bodies. I was so excited! I'm always challenged because I'm an over-worker. Most days, I work 14 to 16 hours. I love it and I wouldn't have it any other way. But my dear, sweet, little body often cries for my attention. So here I was, the leader of the program, ready to have a breakthrough.
My body gave me the first signal right before I was going to get on a plane to hang out with some of my friends. It was 11 in the morning and I found myself laying in my bed -- lifeless. I had just led The Shadow Process and the BreakThrough program intensive. My body was saying, "Stop. Go to sleep. Do nothing." But being the trooper I am, after half an hour of rest, I ordered a burger and fries, and twenty minutes later, I was ready to board the plane. As I landed in San Francisco, I could feel my fatigue, but it wasn't until I came home three days later that I started to experience the consequences of overriding the message that my body was sending me. To make a long story short, I got sick and stayed that way for two weeks -- there's still a hint of it in my voice.
So what did I learn? I learned that no matter what, I must listen. I learned that there's nothing more valuable than my sweet little body. I learned that although I can wind myself up and make myself go, which I've done for many years, there's nothing more sacred, holy and valuable than listening to the whispers and the cries of my physical body. I've recommitted. And I've taken on weight training as a result of my son grabbing the flab under my arms. Oh, how mean but how proud I'll feel giving a little extra attention to my body. So ultimately the program has worked yet again. With just one week before we shift our focus to the topic of money, my breakthrough has come.
As I head off on the next adventure, a trip to Turkey and then to New York, I close my eyes and ask, "What does my body need to feel nourished and revitalized?" I realize that I need to get my blankets and the softest travel pillows I can find and then I need to curl up to re-read my very dear friend Scott Blum's book Summer's Path . I loved Waiting for Autumn and I love this prequel. My body is yearning to be filled with the stories, the subtle messages, the heart-opening words and the spiritual nourishment that all of Scott Blum's work offers.
Your body work for this week is to see what you need to do this weekend to have your body transformation. If you want to give yourself a big nourishing hug, read Summer's Path this weekend with me, my friends and my students. If your holy self is ready, you might even win a summer retreat at Canyon Ranch if you order the book this week.
With love and blessings,
Debbie Ford
As many of you know, I'm leading a monthly program called Creating A Life You Love which many of you are a part of. When I began the program two months ago, I made the commitment that I too would reinvent myself and go to the next level in each and every area of my life.
The first month, we worked on our relationship with God -- a breeze for me. I love to pray. I love to meditate. I love to find where I'm faithless and work to regain my faith.
Then for the month of March, we took on falling in love with our bodies. I was so excited! I'm always challenged because I'm an over-worker. Most days, I work 14 to 16 hours. I love it and I wouldn't have it any other way. But my dear, sweet, little body often cries for my attention. So here I was, the leader of the program, ready to have a breakthrough.
My body gave me the first signal right before I was going to get on a plane to hang out with some of my friends. It was 11 in the morning and I found myself laying in my bed -- lifeless. I had just led The Shadow Process and the BreakThrough program intensive. My body was saying, "Stop. Go to sleep. Do nothing." But being the trooper I am, after half an hour of rest, I ordered a burger and fries, and twenty minutes later, I was ready to board the plane. As I landed in San Francisco, I could feel my fatigue, but it wasn't until I came home three days later that I started to experience the consequences of overriding the message that my body was sending me. To make a long story short, I got sick and stayed that way for two weeks -- there's still a hint of it in my voice.
So what did I learn? I learned that no matter what, I must listen. I learned that there's nothing more valuable than my sweet little body. I learned that although I can wind myself up and make myself go, which I've done for many years, there's nothing more sacred, holy and valuable than listening to the whispers and the cries of my physical body. I've recommitted. And I've taken on weight training as a result of my son grabbing the flab under my arms. Oh, how mean but how proud I'll feel giving a little extra attention to my body. So ultimately the program has worked yet again. With just one week before we shift our focus to the topic of money, my breakthrough has come.
As I head off on the next adventure, a trip to Turkey and then to New York, I close my eyes and ask, "What does my body need to feel nourished and revitalized?" I realize that I need to get my blankets and the softest travel pillows I can find and then I need to curl up to re-read my very dear friend Scott Blum's book Summer's Path . I loved Waiting for Autumn and I love this prequel. My body is yearning to be filled with the stories, the subtle messages, the heart-opening words and the spiritual nourishment that all of Scott Blum's work offers.
Your body work for this week is to see what you need to do this weekend to have your body transformation. If you want to give yourself a big nourishing hug, read Summer's Path this weekend with me, my friends and my students. If your holy self is ready, you might even win a summer retreat at Canyon Ranch if you order the book this week.
With love and blessings,
Debbie Ford
Thursday, March 25, 2010
The Shadow Effect
T H E S H A D O W E F F E C T
A Journey from your darkest thought to your greatest dream.
The Shadow Effect is an emotionally-gripping, visually-compelling docudrama that reveals why suppressed emotions and unresolved internal conflicts leads to behavior that continually unseats politicians, destroys celebrity careers, destabilizes the economy and affects the lives of millions each year.
In this age of public humiliation and media meltdowns, the work of New York Times best selling author, Debbie Ford, continues to make headway as she exposes the opposing forces of both light and dark that compete for attention within every human being. In her film debut, The Shadow Effect, Ford presents the hidden power of “the Shadow” alongside some of today’s most provocative thinkers including Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Mark Victor Hansen, James Van Praagh and others.
In this life-altering journey, individuals who have transcended child abuse, racism, the Holocaust, war, and wounded upbringings, share their remarkable stories. Meet those who have learned to face their terror, heal their wounds, and embrace their higher, heroic selves to overcome the shadow effect.
T H E S H A D O W E F F E C T I N T E R A C T I V E
To leave the viewer inspired and compelled to take an evolutionary leap, Ford has integrated some of her most successful and proven processes into a cutting-edge Special Interactive Edition of The Shadow Effect. Throughout the movie, Ford guides the viewer through eight exercises designed to reveal the shadow effect in their own lives and presents them with opportunities to transcend personal limitations.
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Debbie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Side of the Light Chasers and Why Good People Do Bad Things, is an internationally acclaimed expert on the human shadow who has led thousands of people from around the world through her renowned Shadow Process Workshop. Now, in this groundbreaking film, she exposes the perils and promise of the human shadow and the gifts that it delivers.
Inspired by famed psychiatrist Carl Jung, Debbie Ford is a pioneering force incorporating the study and integration of the shadow into modern emotional and spiritual practices. Ford has appeared on Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, and other major media programs around the world. Her books and acclaimed workshops have set new standards in the field of transformation.
http://www.DebbieFord.com
http://www.twitter.com/Debbie_Ford
http://www.facebook.com/DebbieFord
Dr. Deepak Chopra is the Founder of Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California and Manhattan, New York and Co-Founder and President of the Alliance for a New Humanity. Chopra’s Wellness Radio airs weekly on Sirius/XM Stars, Channels 102 and 55, which focuses on the areas of success, love, sexuality and relationships, well being, and spirituality. Time Magazine heralds Deepak Chopra as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century, and credits him as “the poet-prophet of alternative medicine.” (Time Magazine, June 1999.)
Chopra is known as a prolific author of over fifty-five books with fourteen best sellers on mind-body health, quantum mechanics, spirituality, and peace. A global force in the field of human empowerment, Dr. Chopra books have been published in more than eighty-five languages in both fiction and non-fiction. His New York Times best sellers Peace is the Way won the Quill Awards and The Book of Secrets was awarded the grand prize at the 2005 Nautilus Book Awards; and his bestselling novel, Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment was released in November 2008. He is columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and Washington Post On Faith and contributes regularly to Intent.com and Huffington Post.
http://www.DeepakChopra.com
http://www.twitter.com/Deepak_Chopra
Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher. Her latest book, The Age of Miracles, hit #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Among her other 9 published books, four of them — including A Return to Love – were #1 New York Times Bestsellers. A Return to Love is considered a must-read of The New Spirituality. A paragraph from that book beginning with, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure” – often misattributed to Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural address – is considered an anthem for a contemporary generation of seekers. Marianne’s other books include Everyday Grace, A Woman’s Worth, Illuminata, Healing the Soul of America, The Gift of Change and Emma and Mommy Talk to God. Marianne does a daily podcast on Oprah.com called MiracleThought. She also hosts a weekly radio show on Oprah and Friends on Thursdays at 1 PM EST, which is broadcast on XM 156 and Sirius 195. She has been a popular guest on television programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America and Charlie Rose.
http://www.Marianne.com
http://www.twitter.com/marwilliamson
James Van Praagh is the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosts Among Us, Talking to Heaven, Reaching to Heaven, and Healing Grief, among others. His most recent book, Unfinished Business, was released May 12, 2009. He is considered a pioneer in the mediumship movement throughout the world. His messages have brought solace, peace, and spiritual insights to millions, changing their view of both life and death. James has also been a celebrated producer for CBS, creating several successful projects including Living with the Dead, a mini-series based on his life, and a television movie, The Dead Will Tell, starring Anne Heche. Currently, he is the co-executive producer of the highly rated CBS series Ghost Whisperer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.
http://www.VanPraagh.com
http://twitter.com/jamesvanpraagh
Mark Victor Hansen is America’s Ambassador of Possibility. For over a quarter century, Mark has focused solely on helping people and organizations, from all walks of life, reshape their personal vision of what’s possible. His powerful messages of possibility, opportunity, and action have helped create startling and powerful change in thousands of organizations and millions of individuals worldwide. His credentials include a lifetime of entrepreneurial success, in addition to an extensive academic background. Mark is also the co-author of the inspirational Chicken Soup for the Soul series with Jack Canfield and has made a profound influence through his extensive library of books, audio programs, video programs, and enriching articles. His energy and exuberance travels still further through television (The Oprah Show, CNN, and The Today Show), print (TIME, US News & World Report, USA Today, The New York Times, and Entrepreneur), and countless radio and newspaper interviews. Mark is also known as a passionate philanthropist and humanitarian, working tirelessly for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, March of Dimes, Childhelp USA, and many others.
http://www.MarkVictorHansen.com
http://www.twitter.com/markvhansen
David Simon, M.D. is a board-certified neurologist and pioneer in the medical field. His personal mission is to facilitate the integration of complementary and conventional medicine in the 21st century. Since he began his association with Deepak Chopra, M.D. in the 1980’s, Dr. Simon has become one of the nation’s foremost authorities on effective and appropriate use of holistic healthcare practices, specifically Ayurveda – the 5,000-year-old healing tradition of India. As Medical Director of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California, Dr. Simon is dedicated to catalyzing the evolution of the prevailing health care system to a healing system that encompasses the emotional, spiritual, and physical health of the individual. Dr. Simon is also an author of many successful wellness books, including The Ten Commitments: Translating Good Intensions Into Great Choices and his most recent, Free to Love Free to Heal.
http://www.chopra.com/about_david.html
As a member of Earth, Wind & Fire, Verdine White has won six Grammys and has been Grammy nominated seventeen times. As an Earth, Wind & Fire member, he has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The band has also earned more than 50 gold and platinum albums and have sold over 90 million albums worldwide earning them a place on the list of best-selling music artists. In 2007, Verdine was inducted into the Boys and Girls Club’s Alumni Hall of Fame. White is also the founder of the Verdine White Foundation which aims to provide musical education to underprivileged and gifted students.
http://www.VerdineWhite.com
Dr. Jason Deitch is the co-author of the bestselling book: Discover Wellness, How Staying Healthy Can Make You Rich as well and founder of the Discover Wellness Center, an emerging leader in cutting edge wellness care. Combining the skills of a variety of health care professionals with the latest technology and revolutionary concepts, Dr. Deitch is redefining our approach to health care. Dr. Deitch consults with and speaks to groups of employers, insurance brokers, wellness professionals and to the public to inspire them to discover how wellness is the ultimate solution to America’s health care crisis. Dr. Deitch believes that we live our lives based on what we feel and what we know. We can improve our lives when we either feel differently or learn something new. Dr. Jason is committed to seeing a healthier more powerful future, through healthier more powerful people. His enthusiasm and passion for constant growth and learning is contagious.
http://www.DiscoverWellnessCenter.com
Charles Richards, Ph.D. is a licensed psychotherapist & creator of Soul Journeys Therapy, a process he developed and refined which allows clients to recall and heal the invisible emotional wounds of present and past-lives, pre-birth, and the birth experience. In addition he facilitates between-life experiences and karmic insight, a method of learning the present and past-life karmic influences in your current life and relationships. National television recognition for Dr. Richards’ work came through his appearances on an NBC television special The Other Side. He has also taught graduate level courses in psychology and led numerous seminars and workshops. He is the author of the successful book Karmic Relationships. Dr. Richards received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Alliant International University and maintains a practices in Encinitas, California.
http://www.KarmicRelationships.com
Brent BecVar, M.S., has worked directly with Dr. Deepak Chopra and the Chopra Center for Well Being over the last 18 years as an administrator, teacher and counselor. He is trained as a psychotherapist, certified yoga/ meditation instructor and Ayurvedic educator. Brent has practiced astrology and Vedic counseling over the past 30 years, studied with respected teachers in this country and India, and is a longstanding member of the American Council of Vedic Astrologers. Creative interests include guitar, piano, singing/composition with CD of original music, “There Isn’t Any Word for Love.”
http://www.BrentBecVar.com
Dr. Edith Eva Eger (Dr. Edie) is a sought-after clinical psychologist and lecturer, helping individuals discard their limitations, discover their powers of self-renewal, and achieve things they previous thought unattainable. Using her past in the heinous Auschwitz death camp as a powerful analogy, she inspires people to tap their full potential and shape their very best destinies. It’s a message of healing and personal growth. A message of freedom from self-imposed limitations. A message that helps people build character, deal effectively with life’s events, and enrich the lives of others.
Dr. Bressler is a graduate of Stanford University (BS in Biology, 1977) and Harvard Medical School (MD 1981). He served his internship and residency and was a Clinical Fellow at Harvard’s Beth Israel Hospital from 1981 through 1984. Along with his private practice, Dr. Bressler also teaches medical students and residents at UCSD School of Medicine where he holds the title of Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine. In 2004 he was named a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), an honor bestowed on only 25% of American Internal Medicine Specialists.
http://www.DrDanielBressler.com
George J. Pratt, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and award-winning author of Instant Emotional Healing: Acupressure for the Emotions, Hyper-Performance and A Clinical Hypnosis Primer. He served as Chairman of Psychology, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla and teaches at the University of California, San Diego. He has been an expert guest on nation wide media and contributed to numerous publications, including his highly successful book, “Instant Emotional Healing.” Dr. Pratt maintains a private practice in La Jolla, California where he has specialized in psychotherapy/hypnotherapy, mind/body techniques, and performance enhancement for over 30 years.
http://www.DrGeorgePratt.com
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Marita Wahl-Shedd
Marita Wahl-Shedd is a Ford Institute-certified Integrative Coach. Marita’s passion and work is about helping others discover and reach their full potential, free from the constraints of the past, external circumstances, and any societal, religious or ethnic shadows. Having dealt with the shame and guilt of her country’s Nazi past, has led her to dedicate herself to bring healing to and harvest the “gold” from one of the darkest periods of human history. She believes that applying this integrative work to both personal, as well as global, shadows provides us with the way to make “Never Again” a reality.
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Hector M. Escarcega
Hector Escarcega, has trained with the Ford Institute for Integrative Coaching since 2004. He is a Certified Integrative Coach, with a commitment to bring the transformative benefits of shadow work to the Hispanic world. Hector is a Certified Safety Professional and a highly sought after Bilingual Trainer, Consultant, and Motivational Speaker in the areas of workplace Safety, cultural diversity, and communication skills. He consults with some of the world’s largest organizations such as Honda, Chevron, Turner Construction, Fetzer Vineyards, to name a few.
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DIRECTOR: Scott Cervine
Prior to discovering his destiny as a filmmaker, Scott Cervine traveled the globe as a comedian and magician, performing with such legends as Jim Carrey, Dennis Miller, and Jay Leno. By casting his magic into his movies, Scott has earned numerous awards, including the Mark Goodson video award and an American Film Institute Award. Scott wrote, directed and starred in two features, Never Alone and Escape from Orion, winner of the Digital Maverick Film Festival Audience Choice Award. Scott is a sought after director and editor throughout the film community. His unprecedented amount of respect among his clients and peers, garnered a successful career of writing, directing and editing nearly twenty films to date. Scott’s passion for directing is fueled by his sharp eye as an editor and his unique ability to inject laughter into serious topics. His most recent short film, Out of Proportion, won the grand prize at the Beverly Hills Short Film Festival and was distributed worldwide.
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Director
Scott Cervine
Executive Producer
Debbie Ford
Producers
Mikki Willis
Julie Stroud
Co-Producers
Daryll Merchant
Deborah Pietsch
Associate Producer
Donna Leo
Cinematography
Mikki Willis
Brad Rushing
Petra Costner
Edited by
Scott Cervine
Creative & Strategic Consultant
Drew Heriot
Script
Debbie Ford
Danielle Dorman
Cliff Edwards
Debra Evans
Unit Production Manager
Cynthia Ruffin
1st Assistant Camera
Will Emery
Matt Robinson
Actors/Narrative Recreations
Adamantious
Laura Adams
Rebecca Adams
Will Aadams
Tamara Bertucci
Marie Blackwell
Wendy Blackwell
Nikesha Breeze
Jo Cady
Anna Darah
Darron Dunbar
Jak Fragu
Rosie Leah Jablonski
Denver Lee
Tenzen Marco-Taylor
Emily Moore
Deirdre Morris
Raevyn Plouffe
Ceryn Schoel
Antoinette Chen See
Scott Shuker
Julie Trujillo
Mateo Ulibarri
Voices
Randy Thomas
Dave DeAndrea
Caryn Clark
Mikki Willis
Art Department
Pablo Acana
Seminar Set Design
Wendy Ware
Camera
Freeman White
Jerry Day, Jerry Day Productions
Mark Linthicum
Rosa Ortiz
Ryan Maples
Sound
Rick Brush
Jack Elliott, Seacoast Recording Studio
Nick Najdowski
Post-Production Sound
D. Chris Smith
Will Riley
Color Grading & Online
Rainfall Films
Christian Sprenger
Hair & Makeup
Arlene Hylton-Campbell
Wendy Lopaty
Aubree Hill
Jeanette Reyes
Production
Nadia Salamanca
Allee Brett
Rosa Ortiz
Alisha Schwartz
Jesse Workman
A Special Thanks
The Chopra Center for Wellbeing
Accounting
Sheila Fuerst
Beth Bennett
Legal Services & Image Clearances
Cynthia Litman
Marketing
Gio Conesa, Square One Branding
Stephen Samuels
Marianne Wilson, Global Event Source
Assistant to Debbie Ford
Frankie Mazon
Consultants to Debbie Ford
Arielle Ford
Brian Hilliard
Rob Lee
Cheryl Richardson
Suzanne Todd
Gideon Weil
Music Courtesy Of
Megatrax Production Music Inc.
Special Thanks
Doug Aarniokoski
Jeremiah Abrams
Scott Blum
Beau Bressler
Mallika Chopra
Mike Ford
HarperOne
Louise Hay
Cynthia Kersey
Mike Koenigs
Asha MacIsaac
Brooke March
Carolyn Rangel
Geeta Singh
Jan Smith
Reid Tracy
Neale Donald Walsch
Susanne West
Students and staff of BreakThrough Fall 2007
Kerri Krell
Mary Ann Wade
D. Seiler
Jodi Varner
Miles Woodruff
Denise Mullins
Marilyn Gausewitz
Maura Hoffman
Natalie Spiro
The Drum Café
Rita Woodard
The Ford Institute Staff
Jeff Malone
Cliff Edwards
Patricia Belleno
Anne Browning
Sherry Davis
Liz Foster
Kelley Kosow
Rachel Levy
Donna Lipman
Rachel Levy
Pernille Melsted
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San Diego, California
JFK University
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Susan Kwock
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Hay House
A Journey from your darkest thought to your greatest dream.
The Shadow Effect is an emotionally-gripping, visually-compelling docudrama that reveals why suppressed emotions and unresolved internal conflicts leads to behavior that continually unseats politicians, destroys celebrity careers, destabilizes the economy and affects the lives of millions each year.
In this age of public humiliation and media meltdowns, the work of New York Times best selling author, Debbie Ford, continues to make headway as she exposes the opposing forces of both light and dark that compete for attention within every human being. In her film debut, The Shadow Effect, Ford presents the hidden power of “the Shadow” alongside some of today’s most provocative thinkers including Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Mark Victor Hansen, James Van Praagh and others.
In this life-altering journey, individuals who have transcended child abuse, racism, the Holocaust, war, and wounded upbringings, share their remarkable stories. Meet those who have learned to face their terror, heal their wounds, and embrace their higher, heroic selves to overcome the shadow effect.
T H E S H A D O W E F F E C T I N T E R A C T I V E
To leave the viewer inspired and compelled to take an evolutionary leap, Ford has integrated some of her most successful and proven processes into a cutting-edge Special Interactive Edition of The Shadow Effect. Throughout the movie, Ford guides the viewer through eight exercises designed to reveal the shadow effect in their own lives and presents them with opportunities to transcend personal limitations.
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Debbie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Side of the Light Chasers and Why Good People Do Bad Things, is an internationally acclaimed expert on the human shadow who has led thousands of people from around the world through her renowned Shadow Process Workshop. Now, in this groundbreaking film, she exposes the perils and promise of the human shadow and the gifts that it delivers.
Inspired by famed psychiatrist Carl Jung, Debbie Ford is a pioneering force incorporating the study and integration of the shadow into modern emotional and spiritual practices. Ford has appeared on Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, and other major media programs around the world. Her books and acclaimed workshops have set new standards in the field of transformation.
http://www.DebbieFord.com
http://www.twitter.com/Debbie_Ford
http://www.facebook.com/DebbieFord
Dr. Deepak Chopra is the Founder of Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California and Manhattan, New York and Co-Founder and President of the Alliance for a New Humanity. Chopra’s Wellness Radio airs weekly on Sirius/XM Stars, Channels 102 and 55, which focuses on the areas of success, love, sexuality and relationships, well being, and spirituality. Time Magazine heralds Deepak Chopra as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century, and credits him as “the poet-prophet of alternative medicine.” (Time Magazine, June 1999.)
Chopra is known as a prolific author of over fifty-five books with fourteen best sellers on mind-body health, quantum mechanics, spirituality, and peace. A global force in the field of human empowerment, Dr. Chopra books have been published in more than eighty-five languages in both fiction and non-fiction. His New York Times best sellers Peace is the Way won the Quill Awards and The Book of Secrets was awarded the grand prize at the 2005 Nautilus Book Awards; and his bestselling novel, Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment was released in November 2008. He is columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and Washington Post On Faith and contributes regularly to Intent.com and Huffington Post.
http://www.DeepakChopra.com
http://www.twitter.com/Deepak_Chopra
Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher. Her latest book, The Age of Miracles, hit #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Among her other 9 published books, four of them — including A Return to Love – were #1 New York Times Bestsellers. A Return to Love is considered a must-read of The New Spirituality. A paragraph from that book beginning with, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure” – often misattributed to Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural address – is considered an anthem for a contemporary generation of seekers. Marianne’s other books include Everyday Grace, A Woman’s Worth, Illuminata, Healing the Soul of America, The Gift of Change and Emma and Mommy Talk to God. Marianne does a daily podcast on Oprah.com called MiracleThought. She also hosts a weekly radio show on Oprah and Friends on Thursdays at 1 PM EST, which is broadcast on XM 156 and Sirius 195. She has been a popular guest on television programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America and Charlie Rose.
http://www.Marianne.com
http://www.twitter.com/marwilliamson
James Van Praagh is the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosts Among Us, Talking to Heaven, Reaching to Heaven, and Healing Grief, among others. His most recent book, Unfinished Business, was released May 12, 2009. He is considered a pioneer in the mediumship movement throughout the world. His messages have brought solace, peace, and spiritual insights to millions, changing their view of both life and death. James has also been a celebrated producer for CBS, creating several successful projects including Living with the Dead, a mini-series based on his life, and a television movie, The Dead Will Tell, starring Anne Heche. Currently, he is the co-executive producer of the highly rated CBS series Ghost Whisperer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.
http://www.VanPraagh.com
http://twitter.com/jamesvanpraagh
Mark Victor Hansen is America’s Ambassador of Possibility. For over a quarter century, Mark has focused solely on helping people and organizations, from all walks of life, reshape their personal vision of what’s possible. His powerful messages of possibility, opportunity, and action have helped create startling and powerful change in thousands of organizations and millions of individuals worldwide. His credentials include a lifetime of entrepreneurial success, in addition to an extensive academic background. Mark is also the co-author of the inspirational Chicken Soup for the Soul series with Jack Canfield and has made a profound influence through his extensive library of books, audio programs, video programs, and enriching articles. His energy and exuberance travels still further through television (The Oprah Show, CNN, and The Today Show), print (TIME, US News & World Report, USA Today, The New York Times, and Entrepreneur), and countless radio and newspaper interviews. Mark is also known as a passionate philanthropist and humanitarian, working tirelessly for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, March of Dimes, Childhelp USA, and many others.
http://www.MarkVictorHansen.com
http://www.twitter.com/markvhansen
David Simon, M.D. is a board-certified neurologist and pioneer in the medical field. His personal mission is to facilitate the integration of complementary and conventional medicine in the 21st century. Since he began his association with Deepak Chopra, M.D. in the 1980’s, Dr. Simon has become one of the nation’s foremost authorities on effective and appropriate use of holistic healthcare practices, specifically Ayurveda – the 5,000-year-old healing tradition of India. As Medical Director of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California, Dr. Simon is dedicated to catalyzing the evolution of the prevailing health care system to a healing system that encompasses the emotional, spiritual, and physical health of the individual. Dr. Simon is also an author of many successful wellness books, including The Ten Commitments: Translating Good Intensions Into Great Choices and his most recent, Free to Love Free to Heal.
http://www.chopra.com/about_david.html
As a member of Earth, Wind & Fire, Verdine White has won six Grammys and has been Grammy nominated seventeen times. As an Earth, Wind & Fire member, he has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The band has also earned more than 50 gold and platinum albums and have sold over 90 million albums worldwide earning them a place on the list of best-selling music artists. In 2007, Verdine was inducted into the Boys and Girls Club’s Alumni Hall of Fame. White is also the founder of the Verdine White Foundation which aims to provide musical education to underprivileged and gifted students.
http://www.VerdineWhite.com
Dr. Jason Deitch is the co-author of the bestselling book: Discover Wellness, How Staying Healthy Can Make You Rich as well and founder of the Discover Wellness Center, an emerging leader in cutting edge wellness care. Combining the skills of a variety of health care professionals with the latest technology and revolutionary concepts, Dr. Deitch is redefining our approach to health care. Dr. Deitch consults with and speaks to groups of employers, insurance brokers, wellness professionals and to the public to inspire them to discover how wellness is the ultimate solution to America’s health care crisis. Dr. Deitch believes that we live our lives based on what we feel and what we know. We can improve our lives when we either feel differently or learn something new. Dr. Jason is committed to seeing a healthier more powerful future, through healthier more powerful people. His enthusiasm and passion for constant growth and learning is contagious.
http://www.DiscoverWellnessCenter.com
Charles Richards, Ph.D. is a licensed psychotherapist & creator of Soul Journeys Therapy, a process he developed and refined which allows clients to recall and heal the invisible emotional wounds of present and past-lives, pre-birth, and the birth experience. In addition he facilitates between-life experiences and karmic insight, a method of learning the present and past-life karmic influences in your current life and relationships. National television recognition for Dr. Richards’ work came through his appearances on an NBC television special The Other Side. He has also taught graduate level courses in psychology and led numerous seminars and workshops. He is the author of the successful book Karmic Relationships. Dr. Richards received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Alliant International University and maintains a practices in Encinitas, California.
http://www.KarmicRelationships.com
Brent BecVar, M.S., has worked directly with Dr. Deepak Chopra and the Chopra Center for Well Being over the last 18 years as an administrator, teacher and counselor. He is trained as a psychotherapist, certified yoga/ meditation instructor and Ayurvedic educator. Brent has practiced astrology and Vedic counseling over the past 30 years, studied with respected teachers in this country and India, and is a longstanding member of the American Council of Vedic Astrologers. Creative interests include guitar, piano, singing/composition with CD of original music, “There Isn’t Any Word for Love.”
http://www.BrentBecVar.com
Dr. Edith Eva Eger (Dr. Edie) is a sought-after clinical psychologist and lecturer, helping individuals discard their limitations, discover their powers of self-renewal, and achieve things they previous thought unattainable. Using her past in the heinous Auschwitz death camp as a powerful analogy, she inspires people to tap their full potential and shape their very best destinies. It’s a message of healing and personal growth. A message of freedom from self-imposed limitations. A message that helps people build character, deal effectively with life’s events, and enrich the lives of others.
Dr. Bressler is a graduate of Stanford University (BS in Biology, 1977) and Harvard Medical School (MD 1981). He served his internship and residency and was a Clinical Fellow at Harvard’s Beth Israel Hospital from 1981 through 1984. Along with his private practice, Dr. Bressler also teaches medical students and residents at UCSD School of Medicine where he holds the title of Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine. In 2004 he was named a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), an honor bestowed on only 25% of American Internal Medicine Specialists.
http://www.DrDanielBressler.com
George J. Pratt, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and award-winning author of Instant Emotional Healing: Acupressure for the Emotions, Hyper-Performance and A Clinical Hypnosis Primer. He served as Chairman of Psychology, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla and teaches at the University of California, San Diego. He has been an expert guest on nation wide media and contributed to numerous publications, including his highly successful book, “Instant Emotional Healing.” Dr. Pratt maintains a private practice in La Jolla, California where he has specialized in psychotherapy/hypnotherapy, mind/body techniques, and performance enhancement for over 30 years.
http://www.DrGeorgePratt.com
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Marita Wahl-Shedd
Marita Wahl-Shedd is a Ford Institute-certified Integrative Coach. Marita’s passion and work is about helping others discover and reach their full potential, free from the constraints of the past, external circumstances, and any societal, religious or ethnic shadows. Having dealt with the shame and guilt of her country’s Nazi past, has led her to dedicate herself to bring healing to and harvest the “gold” from one of the darkest periods of human history. She believes that applying this integrative work to both personal, as well as global, shadows provides us with the way to make “Never Again” a reality.
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Hector M. Escarcega
Hector Escarcega, has trained with the Ford Institute for Integrative Coaching since 2004. He is a Certified Integrative Coach, with a commitment to bring the transformative benefits of shadow work to the Hispanic world. Hector is a Certified Safety Professional and a highly sought after Bilingual Trainer, Consultant, and Motivational Speaker in the areas of workplace Safety, cultural diversity, and communication skills. He consults with some of the world’s largest organizations such as Honda, Chevron, Turner Construction, Fetzer Vineyards, to name a few.
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DIRECTOR: Scott Cervine
Prior to discovering his destiny as a filmmaker, Scott Cervine traveled the globe as a comedian and magician, performing with such legends as Jim Carrey, Dennis Miller, and Jay Leno. By casting his magic into his movies, Scott has earned numerous awards, including the Mark Goodson video award and an American Film Institute Award. Scott wrote, directed and starred in two features, Never Alone and Escape from Orion, winner of the Digital Maverick Film Festival Audience Choice Award. Scott is a sought after director and editor throughout the film community. His unprecedented amount of respect among his clients and peers, garnered a successful career of writing, directing and editing nearly twenty films to date. Scott’s passion for directing is fueled by his sharp eye as an editor and his unique ability to inject laughter into serious topics. His most recent short film, Out of Proportion, won the grand prize at the Beverly Hills Short Film Festival and was distributed worldwide.
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Director
Scott Cervine
Executive Producer
Debbie Ford
Producers
Mikki Willis
Julie Stroud
Co-Producers
Daryll Merchant
Deborah Pietsch
Associate Producer
Donna Leo
Cinematography
Mikki Willis
Brad Rushing
Petra Costner
Edited by
Scott Cervine
Creative & Strategic Consultant
Drew Heriot
Script
Debbie Ford
Danielle Dorman
Cliff Edwards
Debra Evans
Unit Production Manager
Cynthia Ruffin
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Will Emery
Matt Robinson
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Adamantious
Laura Adams
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Marie Blackwell
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Jo Cady
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Jak Fragu
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Denver Lee
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Ceryn Schoel
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Scott Shuker
Julie Trujillo
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Voices
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Mikki Willis
Art Department
Pablo Acana
Seminar Set Design
Wendy Ware
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Freeman White
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Rainfall Films
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Arlene Hylton-Campbell
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Are You Giving Too Much?
There is an affliction quietly and insidiously affecting us that crosses all lines of age, gender and race. It began when we were young and learned that in order to fit in with our families we had to ignore our own needs, stay silent, follow along, and give away our power. As adults this syndrome continues to rob us of our ability to ask directly for what we need and want and drives us to violate ourselves and our own integrity. When we're in its grips, we contort ourselves to fit in, to belong, and to ensure our status as a "good person". In a moment of desperation and powerlessness, we forsake ourselves in order to avoid confrontation and the mere possibility of rejection.
This is the dis-ease of trying to be liked, being nice, seeking acceptance, and trying to please others as a strategy - as a way to feel safe in the world and worthy in our own skin. What is even more important to recognize is that seeking the approval of others is a way to avoid how deeply we disapprove of ourselves. The feared rejection of another is actually an outward reflection of how we have already rejected certain aspects of ourselves.
In all of the books I write and the trainings I lead, I encourage people to acknowledge the cost of their limiting beliefs and behaviors. When it comes to people-pleasing, the cost is so pervasive and damaging that I want to draw special attention to it this week. The moment we try to please another and abandon our own truth for theirs, we essentially hand our power to them, violate our own integrity, cut ourselves off from our inner wisdom, and - at least for a while - disconnect from our ability to love and nurture ourselves. [I know this so well, because I've done it a million times!] We may do this with our children, spouses, employers, friends and society at large. When being a "good girl" or a "good boy" becomes a way of life, we can be sure that exhaustion will accumulate, resentments will build, desperation and neediness will increase, and we'll travel deeper into the land of victim consciousness.
This week, look to see how you might engage in people-pleasing and contemplate what the cost is in your own life, especially in the area of your self-respect...all the while keeping in mind that transformation begins when you tell yourself the truth.
As you practice being completely straight with yourself, you will notice miracles unfolding in your communications with those around you.
Your Weekly Shadow Work
Take a moment to sit quietly, take a slow deep breath, and check in with yourself. Think of a relationship or situation in your life that is particularly challenging for you right now, and ask yourself the following question from The Right Questions as it applies to this situation:
Am I standing in my power, or am I trying to please another?
Take a few minutes to jot down whatever arises. For greater clarity on how people-pleasing may be undermining you in this situation, utilize the following additional questions:
(1) How am I giving up my power to this person or situation?
(2) What am I afraid of losing?
(3) What would I need to know in order to have the courage to be straight with this person or in this situation?
With love and blessings,
Debbie Ford
p.s. Come share with me on Facebook and Twitter how you do on your weekly shadow work.
This is the dis-ease of trying to be liked, being nice, seeking acceptance, and trying to please others as a strategy - as a way to feel safe in the world and worthy in our own skin. What is even more important to recognize is that seeking the approval of others is a way to avoid how deeply we disapprove of ourselves. The feared rejection of another is actually an outward reflection of how we have already rejected certain aspects of ourselves.
In all of the books I write and the trainings I lead, I encourage people to acknowledge the cost of their limiting beliefs and behaviors. When it comes to people-pleasing, the cost is so pervasive and damaging that I want to draw special attention to it this week. The moment we try to please another and abandon our own truth for theirs, we essentially hand our power to them, violate our own integrity, cut ourselves off from our inner wisdom, and - at least for a while - disconnect from our ability to love and nurture ourselves. [I know this so well, because I've done it a million times!] We may do this with our children, spouses, employers, friends and society at large. When being a "good girl" or a "good boy" becomes a way of life, we can be sure that exhaustion will accumulate, resentments will build, desperation and neediness will increase, and we'll travel deeper into the land of victim consciousness.
This week, look to see how you might engage in people-pleasing and contemplate what the cost is in your own life, especially in the area of your self-respect...all the while keeping in mind that transformation begins when you tell yourself the truth.
As you practice being completely straight with yourself, you will notice miracles unfolding in your communications with those around you.
Your Weekly Shadow Work
Take a moment to sit quietly, take a slow deep breath, and check in with yourself. Think of a relationship or situation in your life that is particularly challenging for you right now, and ask yourself the following question from The Right Questions as it applies to this situation:
Am I standing in my power, or am I trying to please another?
Take a few minutes to jot down whatever arises. For greater clarity on how people-pleasing may be undermining you in this situation, utilize the following additional questions:
(1) How am I giving up my power to this person or situation?
(2) What am I afraid of losing?
(3) What would I need to know in order to have the courage to be straight with this person or in this situation?
With love and blessings,
Debbie Ford
p.s. Come share with me on Facebook and Twitter how you do on your weekly shadow work.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Do You Have Body Image Issues?
Most of us have spent years tolerating our bodies, hating them for what they are or what they are not. We usually get up in the morning, look in the mirror and have something less than inspiring to say to ourselves about what we see. As we get older, we focus on our aches and our pains, our high cholesterol, or our potential health care issues. We try to subsidize ourselves with supplements and other health tips -- all in order to feel good about our bodies. But for most of us, as age catches up with us, as the resignation builds up after years of holding on to more weight than we want or feelings of shame around the way we look or feel, we lose sight of the possibility of having a stronger and healthier body year after year. We lose sight of loving our sexy bodies and being inspired by our glutes and our abs.
If you are ready to have a massive breakthrough in the area of your life called your body and your health, there is no better time than now. To create the body that you love, you must create a vision, and we are doing that this month in Creating A Life You Love. So join now http://tinyurl.com/y8mbxoy for a month or a year and enter the coupon code bodylove at checkout to get $9 off.
It's time to have a body you love.
With love and blessings,
Debbie Ford
If you are ready to have a massive breakthrough in the area of your life called your body and your health, there is no better time than now. To create the body that you love, you must create a vision, and we are doing that this month in Creating A Life You Love. So join now http://tinyurl.com/y8mbxoy for a month or a year and enter the coupon code bodylove at checkout to get $9 off.
It's time to have a body you love.
With love and blessings,
Debbie Ford
Monday, March 1, 2010
Heart-Opening Wisdom
One of my great pleasures is to introduce you to my friends and colleagues who are making a profound difference in the world with their writings and teachings. I've been blessed to be connected to so many whose voices serve as a catalyst to broaden our perspectives and open us up to new ways of thinking and living. Right now, I am reading three amazing books that I thought I would pass along to you since reading encodes our consciousness and allows new realities to emerge.
Gregg Braden, a dear friend of mine, is a visionary in bridging science and spirituality. His book Fractal Time, just out in paperback, has literally blown my mind open. Gregg takes the modern discoveries of nature's patterns (fractals) and the ancient view of a cyclic universe and illustrates how by looking in the past, we can know what to expect in the present and the future in everything from war and peace between nations to the patterns of human relationships. He uses this concept to illustrate the choice points in our lives where we can select a new outcome for returning patterns. Explore this totally fascinating and necessary book here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401920659?ie=UTF8&tag=debbiefcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1401920659
Judith Orloff's book Second Sight takes us on her journey from an intuitive child, alone with confusing abilities, to an esteemed psychiatrist who comes out of the "intuitive closet" to defy medical taboos. I love how this book balances her own story with empowering and practical techniques to awaken our own intuitive powers to transform our health and our lives. Judith is a great resource in the areas of intuition, energy medicine and spirituality, and she is a fabulous guide beyond the limitations of our intellects and into uncharted realities. Learn more about her book here: http://www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion/
And finally, I've been curling up at night with a sweet book from DailyOM co-founder Madisyn Taylor called Learning to Live. Madisyn's book weaves together award-winning inspirational thoughts with Madisyn's piercingly honest story. She wrote the book to serve as a guardian angel for people who are learning to live life fully, a task worthy of our attention. Get the first 45 pages for free and much more here: http://www.dailyom.com/book/ltldl.html
In a day when so many people have given up reading books, I can promise that reading books will have a long-term benefit to your health and well-being as well as to your level hope and inspiration. Books take you on a journey unlike a quick email message or a television fix. So read until you can't read anymore. Put the books near your bed and allow the wisdom that has been gathered for you to be your guide into an inspiring future.
With love and blessings,
Debbie Ford
Gregg Braden, a dear friend of mine, is a visionary in bridging science and spirituality. His book Fractal Time, just out in paperback, has literally blown my mind open. Gregg takes the modern discoveries of nature's patterns (fractals) and the ancient view of a cyclic universe and illustrates how by looking in the past, we can know what to expect in the present and the future in everything from war and peace between nations to the patterns of human relationships. He uses this concept to illustrate the choice points in our lives where we can select a new outcome for returning patterns. Explore this totally fascinating and necessary book here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401920659?ie=UTF8&tag=debbiefcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1401920659
Judith Orloff's book Second Sight takes us on her journey from an intuitive child, alone with confusing abilities, to an esteemed psychiatrist who comes out of the "intuitive closet" to defy medical taboos. I love how this book balances her own story with empowering and practical techniques to awaken our own intuitive powers to transform our health and our lives. Judith is a great resource in the areas of intuition, energy medicine and spirituality, and she is a fabulous guide beyond the limitations of our intellects and into uncharted realities. Learn more about her book here: http://www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion/
And finally, I've been curling up at night with a sweet book from DailyOM co-founder Madisyn Taylor called Learning to Live. Madisyn's book weaves together award-winning inspirational thoughts with Madisyn's piercingly honest story. She wrote the book to serve as a guardian angel for people who are learning to live life fully, a task worthy of our attention. Get the first 45 pages for free and much more here: http://www.dailyom.com/book/ltldl.html
In a day when so many people have given up reading books, I can promise that reading books will have a long-term benefit to your health and well-being as well as to your level hope and inspiration. Books take you on a journey unlike a quick email message or a television fix. So read until you can't read anymore. Put the books near your bed and allow the wisdom that has been gathered for you to be your guide into an inspiring future.
With love and blessings,
Debbie Ford
Friday, February 12, 2010
A Love Ritual
You can either live your life as though nothing is a miracle or as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein
Most of us spend our days waiting for a future that is not here yet. We hunger for the moment when all of our external desires will come to fruition so that our "perfect life" can begin. Day after day, we strive for more better and different, looking at what is lacking instead of what is working. We complain about the inconveniences of everyday life, whether it be our bodies, our bank accounts, our government, our families, our partners or lack of one, and on and on. Seeing through a distorted lens that says "It shouldn't be this way," we have forgotten that we are a bit blind, overcome by the trance of the modern age.
But this week myself, many of my coaches and other community members had the profound privilege to spend half an hour listening to a miracle , Dr. Edith Eva Eger, a Holocaust survivor and one of the courageous stars in The Shadow Effect movie. She literally lifted us out of the circumstances of our lives into the holy vibration where miracles exist. All she had to do was share the lens through which she views the world, not like some new age optimist but as a survivor of one of the worst atrocities that any human has endured. During that ordeal, Edie choose to stay focused on the miracle of each moment and to take control of the only thing that she had -- her mind.
Edie stood where most people have feared to go. More often than not, the fear that we have controls our minds. We fear that we will fail, that we will be wrong or that our dreams won't be a reality. And our fear wins out over the miracle of faith. We focus on our flaws, our weaknesses, and the one person who has broken our heart rather than forge tirelessly into the next moment with gusto and strength. We all have this capability -- we are born with it. We have the ability to fight and see through the broken illusions of the past. We all have the power to stand for the miracle of this moment, knowing that we are born again and again and again every time we do.
Edie has proven this to us. She is one of people I admire most in the world because despite the horrific violation of her youth, she believes in the miracle of her life. She heroically stands for freedom, for forgiveness, for taking all of what happens in life and making it something pure, beautiful and holy. She has gotten the greatest revenge on Hitler and that is by the success of her own life.
On this Valentine's Day weekend, give those around you the greatest piece of chocolate that they will ever taste --- a moment with you when you are living in the miracle. And most importantly, give yourselves the greatest Valentine that you could ever receive -- a moment when you see through the triumphant eyes of pure, unadulterated glory, when you see yourself and your life as it is right now, as the miracle that it is.
Your Valentine's Love Ritual
(1) Make a list of 100 miracles that you have experienced in the last 12 months. Remember, even your breath is a miracle.
(2) Read the list over and over again each day. It will lift you out of the pain of the past and into the glorious present that is now.
(3) If you're with a loved one, write down 20 things you love about them and read it to them.
(4) Have a weekend that rocks, whether you are alone or with someone you love! Celebrate the miracle that you are. Don't buy into any other voice. Just tap into Edie's consciousness and wrap yourself in the love that you deserve.
(5) Join our Love-A-Thon and see how one call can give the miracle of love.
With love and blessings,
Debbie
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Pass On the Miracle
Watch Edie's story and be inspired to live inside the miracle. Share the miracle with somebody you love today. Get the online movie for only $5.95 during our Valentine's sale.
http://store.debbieford.com/product_info.php?cPath=17_5&products_id=18
Is This Your Year for Love?
Love begins when you decide to give it to yourself. Monday February 15th, join together with a global community to create a life you LOVE. 27 cents a day http://www.thefordinstitute.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Monthly100&Click=1447
Spend the Weekend With Marianne Williamson
Calling all women! Join Marianne to explore the role of women at this pivotal moment in history. February 26th to 28th. Learn more http://www.marianne.com/sister-giant.htm
Warm Your Heart
Watch the movie trailer of this modern-day parable, set in India. Explore the real meaning of life.
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=eygPTdvW23s&offerid=165327.10000019&type=3&subid=0
Join Debbie, Joan Borysenko, Marcia Wieder and Spiritual Cinema Circle co-founder Stephen Simon on March 1st for a free live call. Get the details http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=eygPTdvW23s&offerid=165327.10000039&type=3&subid=0
This Weekend, Join Us & Blast the Planet With Love
Join Debbie and the entire Collective Heart community of coaches to cause a revolution of love beginning Saturday February 13th. Be a link in the love chain
http://www.thecollectiveheart.org/love.html
Most of us spend our days waiting for a future that is not here yet. We hunger for the moment when all of our external desires will come to fruition so that our "perfect life" can begin. Day after day, we strive for more better and different, looking at what is lacking instead of what is working. We complain about the inconveniences of everyday life, whether it be our bodies, our bank accounts, our government, our families, our partners or lack of one, and on and on. Seeing through a distorted lens that says "It shouldn't be this way," we have forgotten that we are a bit blind, overcome by the trance of the modern age.
Edie stood where most people have feared to go. More often than not, the fear that we have controls our minds. We fear that we will fail, that we will be wrong or that our dreams won't be a reality. And our fear wins out over the miracle of faith. We focus on our flaws, our weaknesses, and the one person who has broken our heart rather than forge tirelessly into the next moment with gusto and strength. We all have this capability -- we are born with it. We have the ability to fight and see through the broken illusions of the past. We all have the power to stand for the miracle of this moment, knowing that we are born again and again and again every time we do.
Edie has proven this to us. She is one of people I admire most in the world because despite the horrific violation of her youth, she believes in the miracle of her life. She heroically stands for freedom, for forgiveness, for taking all of what happens in life and making it something pure, beautiful and holy. She has gotten the greatest revenge on Hitler and that is by the success of her own life.
On this Valentine's Day weekend, give those around you the greatest piece of chocolate that they will ever taste --- a moment with you when you are living in the miracle. And most importantly, give yourselves the greatest Valentine that you could ever receive -- a moment when you see through the triumphant eyes of pure, unadulterated glory, when you see yourself and your life as it is right now, as the miracle that it is.
Your Valentine's Love Ritual
(1) Make a list of 100 miracles that you have experienced in the last 12 months. Remember, even your breath is a miracle.
(2) Read the list over and over again each day. It will lift you out of the pain of the past and into the glorious present that is now.
(3) If you're with a loved one, write down 20 things you love about them and read it to them.
(4) Have a weekend that rocks, whether you are alone or with someone you love! Celebrate the miracle that you are. Don't buy into any other voice. Just tap into Edie's consciousness and wrap yourself in the love that you deserve.
(5) Join our Love-A-Thon
With love and blessings,
Debbie
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Pass On the Miracle
Watch Edie's story and be inspired to live inside the miracle. Share the miracle with somebody you love today. Get the online movie for only $5.95 during our Valentine's sale.
http://store.debbieford.com/product_info.php?cPath=17_5&products_id=18
Is This Your Year for Love?
Love begins when you decide to give it to yourself. Monday February 15th, join together with a global community to create a life you LOVE. 27 cents a day http://www.thefordinstitute.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Monthly100&Click=1447
Spend the Weekend With Marianne Williamson
Calling all women! Join Marianne to explore the role of women at this pivotal moment in history. February 26th to 28th. Learn more http://www.marianne.com/sister-giant.htm
Warm Your Heart
Watch the movie trailer of this modern-day parable, set in India. Explore the real meaning of life.
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Join Debbie, Joan Borysenko, Marcia Wieder and Spiritual Cinema Circle co-founder Stephen Simon on March 1st for a free live call. Get the details http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=eygPTdvW23s&offerid=165327.10000039&type=3&subid=0
This Weekend, Join Us & Blast the Planet With Love
Join Debbie and the entire Collective Heart community of coaches to cause a revolution of love beginning Saturday February 13th. Be a link in the love chain
http://www.thecollectiveheart.org/love.html
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