Life Lessons well Spent
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In a day and age where technology appears to rule the day and the sky is virtually the limit in what we can achieve, I often find that young adults seem to have the most difficulty adapting to their new roles in life. Once young men and women get past raging hormones, acne and the feelings of peer acceptance – they are often still overwhelmed by the challenges and uncertainty of the times. It is easy for those of us, ripened with time and experience, to wonder how these feelings of lack and overwhelm can be so prolific in our youth. But given the nature of our socioeconomic environment, it is really no wonder at all. In fact, our high school and college graduates face a tough housing and job market. To them, everything is not as clear cut as it may have been for ourselves and those who came before us.
Ever heard that old adage about earning a degree at the College of Hard Knox? Those are some of the best life lessons well spent. For those of us who have been there, we might have some words of wisdom to share. We have seen and experienced what curve balls life can throw our way. Because of the encounters that many of us have experienced in the past, we just might be the perfect mentors to our youth during these difficult times if they are willing to listen to our words about the life lessons that we have faced. I am sure there are many wise people who have sound advice to offer those who need it the most.
So how do we help them create an attitude of gratitude even when the chips are stacked against them? Though it is an easy question to ask, the answer is not always so straightforward. That is when your life lessons can come in handy. In a lot of cases, you or someone you know may have faced a similar situation when the burdens of life just seemed too much to bear. How did you or another individual make it past the hurdle? What mental and proactive strategies did you employ to overcome these trials? Remember, there are no “right” or “wrong” answers…only suggestions to help mentor those who need it. Teaching an attitude of gratitude – no matter what the circumstances may be – is the definitive sentiment to encourage in these desperate times. 
Timing is also always the key. Knowing when to say something is equally as important as lending the guidance itself. Obviously, you need to search for body signals to determine the most appropriate time to speak with the young adult(s) in your life. Deep inside that mind is a battle of the wits. S/he is still trying to gain her/his footing as to where s/he is, where s/he wants to be, and ultimately, how s/he is going to arrive there. If you jump too quickly, you may feed her/him fear. If you wait too long, s/he may simply give up.
Wait for an opportune time to share your own life stories – not to dismiss the real emotions and experiences of the young adult in your life – but to make them aware of the fact that s/he is not the only one going through such adversity and tough times. Help her/him to understand that there is light at the end of the proverbial tunnel; and that no matter what life hands her/him, that person will come out of it okay if s/he is willing to go the distance and appreciate the blessings that have been placed in front of them.
In the end, we are merely the watch tower in the bay. We can offer light and a pathway. The journey, however, is for the young adult alone to pave. These will be their life lessons well spent.
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
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
Learn more about Certified Master Intuitive Joan Marie Whelan –Intuitive Counseling and Intuition Coaching Specialist
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
