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FEBRUARY | MARCH 2015 CHOOSING HAPPINESS

Wisdom & Self-Growth 28 DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY by Debra Reble, Ph.D. Many of us feel that the pursuit of happiness is elusive and unattainable.We think if we just had the right job, relationship, or an abundance of money that then we would be happy. Yet, contrary to this popular belief, happiness is a state of being-wellbeing that is within our grasp. Here are several lifelong principles of happiness.

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32 THE ART OF HAPPINESS AND WHAT I FIGURED OUT ALONG THE WAY by Shannon Kaiser Life doesn’t come with instructions. No one hands us a manual when we are born. Instead we have to navigate the trenches of the unknown and try to draw in our experiences with an open heart and courageous action. But what happens when life doesn’t go as planned?

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36 LIVING THE LAW OF ATTRACTION: 7 HAPPINESS HACKS TO KEEP YOU IN THE HAPPY ZONE by Boni Lonnsburry We’ve all been there. Our life is fine—no big complaints. In fact, a lot to be grateful for—a roof over our head, people who love us, intelligence, health and an able body. And yet, we find ourselves struggling to be happy. What gives? I invite you to try my tried and true happiness hacks.

“You deserve to be wildly happy, and happiness comes down to powerful choices more than circumstances.” TAME KIEVES

40 L IVING THE GODDESS LIFESTYLE: A SIMPLE SPELL FOR LOVE AND HAPPINESS by Lisa Marie Rosati It’s February and love is in the air, so I’d like to share a quick and simple love spell that will help you send ripples of love out into the world. There are oodles of reasons to cast a love spell. The power of love is so strong that it can be a catalyst for positive change in your physiology, your community and the world! Read on to earn how to cast a love spell.

44 L IVE YOUR PURPOSE: THE FIVE THINGS HAPPY PEOPLE ALWAYS DO by Stacey Curnow Did you know that happy women have happy habits. They have learned to master their thoughts, feelings, and actions in ways that set them up for happiness. Check out the things that happy women always do so that you can become happier too!

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49 CONTRAST AS A CATALYST FOR MANIFESTATION by Christy Whitman By now, you have no doubt discovered that life is an experience of contrast. Everything about the world in which we live is based on the co-existence of opposing forces. At every moment, we are breathing life into one of two realities: a reality that we dread, or a reality that we desire. Learn how contrast is a powerful catalyst for reframing your intentions and manifesting what you desire.

“When living in the moment you live each day with a hopeful, joyous heart.” JANET NESTOR

52 JOY SPOTTING AND THE ART OF HAPPINESS by Shann Vander Leek Are you making a conscious effort to choose happiness? Did you know that you can tap into joy at anytime through awareness, mindfulness, music, dance, Yoga, painting, gardening laughter? Most days I find happiness right under my feet in the tiniest of wonders with my Joy Spotting practice. Learn how Joy Spotting can bring more happiness into the present moment and elevate your wellbeing.

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56 IS AN UNDERCURRENT OF FEAR IMPACTING YOUR HAPPINESS? by Lisa Michaels Are you using the two most common fears – lack of time and money – to prevent you from going for your dreams and experiencing happiness? Learn how you can invite the elemental forces of creation to assist you with moving from an undercurrent of fear to a vibration of happiness.

CONTENTS 60 HOW TO CREATE YOUR REVOLUTIONARY NEW YEAR IN 2015! by Jackie Ruka If what gets you up in the morning is about what you can create versus what is stopping you, then you are on your way to an exciting and revolutionary New Year. Do you want to experience a kick-butt 2015? Then you’ll want to read on. 62 WHERE HAPPINESS CAN TAKE YOU by Mal Duane 2014 presented me with some of my greatest challenges in the last decade. These painful and disruptive experiences, which I call lessons from Earth school inspired me to reach a new level of personal growth and self-reflection, but they weren’t exactly happy times. Learn how living my truth and setting strong boundaries supported me on my journey through an emotional hurricane.

“Each of us is gifted with great potential – for wisdom, creativity, love, kindness, compassion, strength and tenderness.” KRISTINE CARLSON

65 SPOONFULS OF SPIRITUALITY by Saskia Roell On April 24th, I opened the first page of Shirley MacLaine’s book Dancing in the Light. From then on, Shirley became my spiritual teacher. The Sun was setting when I started reading and was rising when I turned to the last page. My Soul’s light turned ON, and so began a new chapter of my life.

Health & Wellness 68 GODDESSES NEVER AGE: OWING YOUR BEAUTY by Christiane Northrup, MD Did you know that an ageless goddess rejects ageism and owns her beauty? One way you can do this is to acknowledge your gifts through affirmations or prayer. Another way to own your beauty is to adorn it in your own personal style and engage in selfnurturing beauty rituals. Discover how you can put yourself at the front of the line and flaunt your timeless beauty.

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71 TRUE FEAR AND FALSE FEAR by Lissa Rankin True fear is a survival mechanism meant to protect you. True fear is what you experience when your minivan goes out of control on the interstate. False fear shows up as worry, anxiety, and ruminating about the things that could go wrong in an imaginary future. Did you know that both kinds of fear can help you expand your consciousness, so you can make better decisions?

“When living in the moment you live each day with a hopeful, joyous heart.” JANET NESTOR

74 HAPPINESS BEGINS WITH SELF-CARE by Mary E. Pritchard, PhD It was the week after Thanksgiving and I found myself stressed, sad, and sleep-deprived. I was overwhelmed with too much work and caring for everyone else without caring for myself. I retreated, withdrew, tried to pretend that everything was fine. It wasn’t; and I got walking pneumonia for my troubles. If you are ignoring your personal needs, perhaps it is time to add self-care to the top of your list.

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78 THE WISE WOMAN WAY: FOLLOW YOUR HAPPINESS by Susun Weed The pursuit of happiness is guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States of America. The pursuit of happiness, not the experience of happiness. This is how many of us spend our time: pursuing happiness, but never actually feeling that we have achieved it or accomplished it. Learn why I believe that satisfaction is the secret ingredient in happiness.

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“Your soul whispers to you and beckons you to open up to all the possibilities before you.” LAURA CLARK

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Relationships 82 TRANSFORMING YOUR RELATIONSHIP: DESIRE: THE LIFEFORCE OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP by Stacey Martino If you are telling yourself that you can be ‘Happy without Passion’ in your relationship, you are lying to yourself! You are WIRED for passion…hot, exciting, electric, ravishing, satisfying, unleashed passion! It’s your Life-Force! And without it, a part of you is dying! Learn how you can resuscitate your desire.

87 INTERVIEW WITH LOVE AND PASSION COACH STACEY MARTINO I am honored to introduce you to Love and Passion Coach Stacey Martino, Aspire’s Expert Relationship Columnist. Stacey helps people who feel stuck, frustrated and helpless with the challenges of an intimate relationship. Learn how Stacey’s painful relationship journey evolved into her passion and mission today. You are going to LOVE this interview!

94 HOLISTIC BUSINESS SUCCESS SECRETS: 5 WAYS TO STAY HAPPY NO MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR HOLISTIC by Shelley Riutta, MSE, LPC There are always challenges that crop up when you run your own business. Whether you don’t have enough clients, or maybe a new program or product launch isn’t reaching your projections, or perhaps you’re struggling with cash flow. No matter what difficulties come up in your business, a consistent positive attitude will help you to persevere. Learn five of my favorite ways to stay happy in your holistic business.

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“It’s not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” CHARLES SPURGEON

97 PRACTICE ABUNDANCE FOR MORE REVENUE by Jeanna Gabellini Everything you do is a practice. Got a messy house? It’s a practice. Always find yourself needing to make more money? This s a practice too. You’ll notice throughout your day most of your actions and thoughts are habitual. And often, that’s not a good thing! You can change habits at any given moment by doing something different. Baby steps can lead to avalanches of revenue.

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EXPERT COLUMNISTS STACEY MARTINO

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Stacey Martino helps people who feel stuck, frustrated and helpless with the challenges of intimate relationship. Through strategic private coaching, programs and events for her Relationship Transformation System™, individuals learn to use her proven strategies and tools to create an unshakable love and unleashed passion that lasts a lifetime. Stacey firmly believes that it does NOT take two to tango, that one person can significantly shift the dynamics of the relationship. Trained and certified by Tony Robbins and Cloe Madanes, Stacey is a certified marriage educator and divorce preventionist. www.LoveandPassionCoach.com

Passionista Lisa Marie Rosati is an Inner Goddess Catalyst for women and the Creatrix of The Goddess Lifestyle Plan. Lisa mentors women on how become a Modern Day Goddess by consciously designing a luscious Goddess life, cultivating radiant health and creating a lucrative business using and directing their feminine fire. www.GoddessLifestylePlan.com www.sugarfreegoddess.com

STACEY CURNOW

BONI LONNSBURRY

Stacey Curnow helps women find and live their purpose. She left behind a 20-year career as a nurse-midwife, helping women give birth to babies, to help you give birth to your BIG dreams. You can sample her work by reading The Purpose and Passion Guidebook: 6 Steps to Doing Good, Feeling Good and Achieving Your Dreams which you can claim on her website. It will inspire you to tap into your deepest desires, claim your true value and identify your soul’s work in order to live your best life. www.StaceyCurnow.com

Boni Lonnsburry is the CEO of Inner Art Inc., an expert on conscious creation and the author of the best-selling book, “The Map: To Our Responsive Universe, Where Dreams Really Do Come True.” The Map is the winner of seven book awards including the prestigious Nautilus award.

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Shelley Riutta

Susun Weed is an internationally renowned herbalist, author, and director of the Wise Woman Center in New York. She is a revered voice of the Wise Woman Tradition, where women’s bodies and women’s emotions are valued. Susun is a founding grandmother of the herbal renaissance and the originator of the concept of complementary medicine. www.SusunWeed.com

Shelley Riutta MSE, LPC is the founder and President of the Global Association of Holistic Psychotherapy and Coaching (GAHP). She is a Holistic Psychotherapist and creator of a 6-Figure Holistic Psychotherapy Practice. Because of her success at creating a thriving Holistic Practice she launched the Global Association of Holistic Psychotherapy and Coaching (GAHP), which supports Holistic Therapists, Healers, Coaches and Health Practitioners to learn more about Holistic Methods and develop Thriving 6 Figure Holistic Practices. This quickly became a multi-6 Figure business and one of the leading Holistic Training and Holistic Business Building Organizations in the world. www.TheGAHP.com

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”Every day, in every moment, we have the ability to choose happiness. Event in the midst of our darkest night, when everything is falling apart, that choice is still available.” LINDA JOY

Welcome to the February/March 2015 ‘Choosing Happiness’ issue of Aspire Magazine This is a very special topic and issue, one dear to my heart. This sacred issue coincides with the release of my publishing company’s much-anticipated third book, Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness (February 11, 2015) as well as the Choosing Happiness Crusade and Video Series coming in March. As I share in the introduction to Choosing Happiness: “You see, on a spring day in 1991, I discovered the healing power of choice. My life, and my soul’s work, began that day, as I sobbed against my steering wheel on the side of a tree-lined road. As I cried out to the Universe for help, I was given an epiphany. I could choose to continue as I was—a welfare mom, a victim of my traumatic past, a woman without hope for her own future—or I could choose something different. That beautiful, sacred truth—that I have a choice about how I experience my life—filled my heart with hope and forever changed the trajectory of my life. Today, it continues to fuel my work as the publisher and host of numerous inspirational media brands which are dedicated to inspiring women to live deeper, more deliberate, more authentic lives.”

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any of us feel that the pursuit of happiness is elusive and unattainable. We think if we just had the right job, relationship, or an abundance of money that then we would be happy. Yet, contrary to this popular belief, happiness is a state of beingwellbeing that is within our grasp. And, we have always had the power to create it in our lives. We have known this internal power as children when we played in the puddles after a warm rain, chased after fireflies in the summer, or built forts or fairy alters in our yards. Sustaining a flow of happiness takes the same lifelong principles that we practiced as children.

â&#x20AC;˘ Going with the Flow:

Remember when you were so engrossed in creative play that you felt so present with the world around you? You can still feel suspended in time while exercising, painting, meditating, or playing music. It is here that distractions fall away, background noise disappears, and you feel completely immersed in the moment. Then, stringing together these moments of heightened, present-oriented experiences brings feelings of joy, inspiration and happiness.

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– Thich Nhat Hanh • Sustaining a Positive Outlook:

Remember when you looked on the bright side of life? You envisioned your dreams never doubting your innate power to fulfill them. When you sustain a positive outlook on life, you are more likely to manage life’s challenges, make better choices, support a healthy immune system and sustain a sense of happiness. Such a positive viewpoint also has helped you live longer and prevent certain diseases.

• Engaging in Mindfulness Meditation: As a child, you lived life as a meditation. Rewire your brain for happiness. Meditation literally clears your mind and brings your body into a state of calm. It’s been proven to be the most effective way to live a happier life. Set aside quiet time to tune inward and center yourself

• Counting Your Blessings: Remember

how your heart was open to give and receive at all times? You can practice gratitude by keeping a journal of things you’re grateful for, sharing three good things that happen each day with a friend or partner, and going out of your way to show gratitude when others help you. As your day begins, bring to mind three things that you feel grateful for or happy about even if it’s being alive. When your day comes to a close, think about three things that happened during the day that you feel blessed about, and how you believe they happened.

throughout your day. Even setting aside a few minutes each day to open your heart and be present will begin your day on a positive note. Ten minutes is better than five, and 20 better than 10.

• Savoring Positive Experiences:

Remember when you noticed beauty, artistry, and the wonder of life. Train yourself to become aware of, appreciate, and enhance the positive experiences

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“There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.”

in your life. Consciously focus on and mindfully attend to, and identify these experiences on a regular basis. Be in awe of nature or a meaningful soulful experience.

• Practicing Random Acts of Kindness: As a child, you were kind and

compassionate. Serve others at least a couple hours a week. Research shows that committing random acts of kindness promotes wellbeing. Be kind whenever possible and you will find that you will feel more positive, open and loving. It’s also important to engage in restorative self-care which are simple, sacred acts of kindness to yourself.

• Cultivating Healthy Relationships:

The only thing that really matters is spending time with those you love. Surround yourself and spend more time with people who love, support, and care for you without conditions. Create an energetic soul team of pure love. Such love will support your happiness even if you are an introvert.

• Forgiving Often and Quickly:

Remember when you were little you forgave often and quickly? Forgiveness allows us to create a clean slate so we can begin anew. And, the more you forgive yourself, the more you will find it easier to forgive others. It will free you from the past and open the energetic space for you to create a better future.

• Exercising More: As a child, you

probably played until you were exhausted. Physical exercise has a profound effect on our wellbeing. Research has shown that exercising only 7 minutes a day can profoundly impact our happiness and reduce anxiety and depression. It can help you relax, increase your creativity, and overall body image.

• Spending More Time Outdoors: As a

child you loved spending time outdoors. Make time to go outside on a beautiful day even if it’s for just a few minutes. It can boost mood, expand thinking and improve memory. Happiness is maximized at 13.9°C so head outside for your 20 minutes of fresh air. Use this natural anti-depressant to Read create happiness.

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