Becoming as strong as the Rock
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I often think of the Rock of Gibraltar as its history is as rich as the saying that often accompanies its beauty: “to be as strong as the Rock of Gibraltar”. When you have grown to become strong enough to overcome situations without fear of failure, you become a symbol of strength and courage to those around you. That is the greatest lesson that you can teach your child. No matter what challenges or hurdles come your way, you are going to show your child that through faith and inner strength, you can prevail no matter what.
No one is perfect and we all realize that. And even when we are faced with difficulties that make us feel less than superhuman, we know that again the sun will rise, the skies will clear and despite the hardships that come our way – we, too shall rise above the circumstance. It is when we give into our fears, our sorrows, our feelings of overwhelm that we get knocked off balances and fall. We must always remember to be the “Rock”. Our children and those who put their trust in us see us as beacons, leaning posts, mentors, teachers and confidents. When we lose our own footing we cannot genuinely give them the strength and encouragement to become leaders in their own right. We must always remember that in life unlike the famous Rock of Gibraltar, change is ever happening as do the events and relationships in our lives. Always stay true to yourself.
Laying the foundation
“But I’m not that strong, Joan Marie. I just don’t have it in me to face the challenges in my life,” you say? Ah, but you do. Actually, each day that you conquer a hurdle, you are one step closer to 
winning the race. You have ultimately already defeated those difficulties that would otherwise hinder you just by making it through the end of the day. Where are you now? Acknowledge the problems that you are encountering, embrace them, learn from them and grow. That’s it. That is the foundation to becoming stronger every day. You either learn from your trials and develop a sense of strength and courage to conquer them the next time, or you keep falling into the same trap with the “But I’m not that strong” self-pity bargaining chip. The choice is yours. Become like the Rock of Gibraltar and let nothing stop you from having joy, success and peace in your life. When your confidence shows, those around you will respect you and the Universal flow of energy will elevate you to where you need to be in life because you have shown that indeed, you not only can do it but you are doing it—one step at a time and one day at a time.
Until we speak again, I am
Joan Marie – your Intuition Girl
About the Author: Joan Marie is the extraordinary lifestyle expert for everyday living. She travels throughout the United States sharing her gifts and her Lifestyle Makeover Programs with solo-preneurs, professionals, small business owners, and large companies. Her Manifestation Method Program and Lifestyle Makeover Programs are designed to help people change their lives. For more information about Joan Marie and her upcoming, exclusive events, please go to:www.joanmariethegift.com
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Relationships: 5 Signs to Tell If He (or She) is the Right One for You
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Throughout the course of time, understanding the value of relationships has been a most complicated experience. Yet people everyday strive to find the perfect love, the best fit, or maybe even a soul mate (if he or she is fortunate enough). Finding and maintaining a harmonious relationship must be built on trust, respect and mutual understanding and cooperation. How can you discover if your relationship is destined for harmony or opposition? Here are five tell-tale signs to determine if your potential partner is the right one for you:
1. If she looks into your eyes, she’s a keeper. But if her eyes are wandering in another direction when you are speaking with her, she may be disinterested, thinking about someone else, or simply ready to bolt. If her eyes are not engaged in the dialog, she is probably not going to be engaged to you in the future.
2. If he leans into you when he speaks with you, he wants to share every ounce of his passion with you. That means he wants to be as close to you as possible. He will often whisper into your ear, or lean forward in his posture to demonstrate that he is intrigued by you. If he is reserved, standoffish, or explicitly turning away from you, chances are that he may be looking for an escape route.
3. If his conversations are focused on you, career, family and pleasure that means that he is interested in learning more about you. When he is primarily focused on the pigskin, as in sports all the time, he may be looking past you and be prone to neglecting you in more ways than one in the future. He may reach for the remote before he reaches for you. So unless you both are avid sports fans, run – don’t walk.
4. If she snorts when she laughs or has a hardy laugh, she might be the one for you. A lot of women today are still very self-conscious about how people perceive them. They are more materialistic than filled with substance because they worry excessively about their hair, their makeup, their clothes, their shoes, even down to the purse they have strapped to their shoulders. But if your partner is willing to laugh out loud in spite of what others around her may think, and if she sees the joys that life has to offer, she most probably is walking her path positively and seeking the brighter side of living.
And finally, 5. If your significant other is an open book and is completely honest with you, he is worth his weight in gold. There should never be a first time for a “lie”. Once the lie has begun, more are sure to follow. A relationship built on distrust is doomed to failure. This also means that you, too, must remain open and honest in a relationship if you want it to succeed. There should never be any “secrets” because these are often the undoing of even the best relationships later in life.
What are your thoughts? I am always interested in hearing your point of view. Let’s connect!
Until we speak again, I am
Joan Marie, your Intuition Girl
About the Author: Joan Marie is the extraordinary lifestyle expert for everyday living. She travels throughout the United States sharing her gifts and her Lifestyle Makeover Programs with solo-preneurs, professionals, small business owners, and large companies. Her Manifestation Method Program and Lifestyle Makeover Programs are designed to help people change their lives. For more information about Joan Marie and her upcoming, exclusive events, please go to:www.joanmariethegift.com
Learn more about Certified Master Intuitive Joan Marie Whelan –Intuitive Counseling and Intuition Coaching Specialist
Hurricane of the Heart
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Have you ever been in a situation where you felt so much emotion that it felt as if you were going to implode? The worst part about it is that these feelings typically begin very small but over time, they 
breed into a mega-storm of emotions. Sometimes we can head these things off at the pass if we are willing to deal with our feelings right as they happen. Unfortunately we usually let these emotions build and build until they get out of control, which usually result in harm to ourselves and those around us.
Nature is unpredictable as is the nature of mankind. But if you can see a storm, or metaphorical storm brewing, you can take the necessary precautions to protect life and limb. The same holds true for matters of the heart, mind, soul and body. The actions that we take and reactions that we have to life events can either be our undoing or our bridge to survival. When you learn from one experience, you gain the awareness and knowledge to predict what you need to do the next time something similar happens. If you allow life’s’ storms to engulf you time and time again, you are simply beating your head against a brick wall. It will not advance you and it will only continue to deplete you of your life energy.
But it hurts…
Ah yes, sometimes life lessons are hard to take. A lot of times we feel crushed, heartbroken, angered, disgusted, disappointed…you name it, we have all been there. 
But it is what you do after the fact that matters the most. Do you continue to beat yourself up for the negative feelings that you own? Do not allow the emotional storm to grow out of control. The minute you do, it has won and you have given into the power of your emotions and lost all self-control. It is time for you to get up, brush yourself off, lift your head up, own the feeling, accept the feeling, and then say, “Yes, that situation made me feel horrible, but I am not going to let it beat me. I will endeavor to prevent it from happening again.”
Until we speak again, I am
Joan Marie, your Intuition Girl
About the Author: Joan Marie is the extraordinary lifestyle expert for everyday living. She travels throughout the United States sharing her gifts and her Lifestyle Makeover Programs with solo-preneurs, professionals, small business owners, and large companies. Her Manifestation Method Program and Lifestyle Makeover Programs are designed to help people change their lives. For more information about Joan Marie and her upcoming, exclusive events, please go to:www.joanmariethegift.com
Learn more about Certified Master Intuitive Joan Marie Whelan –Intuitive Counseling and Intuition Coaching Specialist
Sowing the Seeds of Success
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In the pop hit, Sowing the Seeds of Love, the lyrics talk about how “anything is possible when you’re sowing the seeds of love”. Did you know that when you sow the seeds of love, you are also sowing your own seeds to success? How so, you ask? There is a direct correlation and response in how you feel, in what you project, and in what you receive in life. When you love yourself and accept yourself for the person you are, the easier it becomes to have satisfaction in all of your relationships – relationships with friends, family, coworkers, finances, partnerships, and more. What I mean by that is that everything is connected to everything: when you are at peace with yourself, you are better emotionally equipped to manage whatever the Universe sends your way.
Drew Barrymore once said, “Happy people are beautiful.” What a profound and true statement! The happier you are, the more you project love and life to the outside world around you. That is also what makes you positively attractive to what the Universe has to offer you – and to everything that is the object of your desires. Happy people, in my opinion, are those who are willing to accept themselves despite their idiosyncrasies. Happy people do not focus on past hurts, nor do they concentrate on everything that might not be perfect about themselves or their lives. Instead, they find light and enlightenment in the events, people or things that have shaped them into who they are today.
Remember earlier when I said that there is a direct correlation between how you feel, what you project and what you receive in life? This is absolutely the truth. In order to be happy, you must become happy with who you are. Once you accept yourself and the package deal that comes with you (your emotional baggage), you will find that life, with all its challenges, will not nearly be as difficult as you once perceived it to be. When YOU begin to acknowledge the beauty and blessings in the small things in each and every day, you begin to discover open doors to opportunity and to others, who will mutually benefit you and your needs. This will help you to sow the seeds of success in all of your relationships and your endeavors. I know. It is always easier said than done, but if you truly make a commitment with yourself to be more than just ordinary – to become extraordinary, you may just surprise yourself with the results!
Until we speak again, I am
Joan Marie, your Intuition Girl
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Sowing the Seeds of Success
By Joan Marie the Gift, Intuition Girl
About the Author: Joan Marie is the extraordinary lifestyle expert for everyday living. She travels throughout the United States sharing her gifts and her Lifestyle Makeover Programs with solo-preneurs, professionals, small business owners, and large companies. Her Manifestation Method Program and Lifestyle Makeover Programs are designed to help people change their
Teach Me how to become a Giver of Love
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Giving and receiving love are two of the most beautiful feelings on Earth. When you are the receiver of love, you experience the joy and passion that is not only revitalizing, but it is equally intoxicating. Once you receive it, you want more and more of it. To receive love, however, you must become the giver of love. The giver of love is one who gives it unconditionally without strings attached.
This means that you must also learn how to forgive. You can only truly become a giver of love once you learn how to forgive others as well. That is sometimes easier said than done. After all, many of us carry around a lot of emotional baggage from past hurts and haunts because we believe it is too difficult to let all that sorrow and anger go. We would rather hold onto it because it emboldens us whenever we are angered. It makes us feel powerful when we get mad, upset or want to rehash old feelings. Then when we are feeling sorry for ourselves, and dumped upon, we dig up and recycle all those negative emotions and relive the sorrow and pain as we fall back into our rabbit hole. Sound familiar?
Let me teach you how to become a giver of love. You, too, can become an individual freed from the chains of your emotions. You have the innate ability to give and receive love without condition. No more resorting to old and negative feelings because now you are ready to move forward without the attachment of the old abusive feelings from your past. Just knowing that can remove those unwanted emotions and grief is already a freeing feeling, isn’t it?
The truth is, in order to be able to give love, you must truly feel safe inside of you and become comfortable being vulnerable. This is truly not an overnight process but rather one that may take you a while to achieve, yet it is truly worth the journey. All of this is an inside job and has nothing to do with another person. What you need to do in order to feel safe inside of you is to connect and love all the pieces in you that you feel are wounded. You also have to learn to trust yourself and realize you are the driving force in your life. Do you trust that you can put yourself in good, positive situations that serve you? This is something very important to look at and heal for you.
Allow me to assist you in your path to learning how to forgive and to become a giver of love. Once you have the keys to unlocking the chains that bind you, you will be able to finally rediscover the joy and love that has been missing from your life. And that, my friends, is the first step to leading a joy-filled life. Let’s connect!
I am here to help you learn to love yourself unconditionally.
Until we speak again, I am
Joan Marie, Your Intuition Girl
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Teach Me how to become a Giver of Love
By Joan Marie the Gift, Intuition Girl
About the Author: Joan Marie is the extraordinary lifestyle expert for everyday living. She travels throughout the United States sharing her gifts and her Lifestyle Makeover Programs with solo-preneurs, professionals, small business owners, and large companies. Her Manifestation Method Program and Lifestyle Makeover Programs are designed to help people change their lives. For more information about Joan Marie and her upcoming, exclusive events, please go to: www.joanmariethegift.com
Learn more about Certified Master Intuitive Joan Marie Whelan –Intuitive Counseling and Intuition Coaching Specialist
