After almost a full day with this word in my every thought…  I sat down and began to write.  After the first couple of sentences began pouring  onto the page, I realized that what I was writing was coming through me, rather than just being my own individual thoughts.  When I asked who the message was from, and the answer I received was “The Collective.”

While I know that my “Collective” Guides wished to share this message with me.  I also believe that it is a part of my mission in life to share this message with YOU!  So I hope you enjoy reading these words.

Receive the gift of this message about your Potential, and pass it along to the many special people in your life who are standing in the doorway of their Potential waiting to walk through.  Whether it’s in regards to health and wellness, relationships with family and friends, or business success, perhaps with the encouragement of the “Collective” we can all achieve the greatness we are destined to share with the world  during our time on this planet.

Many Blessings for a Healthy & Happy Life as You Achieve Your Potential!     -Aliesa George

A Message About Your Potential:  from the “Collective”

Defined:  Existing in possibility.  Capable of development into actuality.  Promise.  Derived from the Latin word “Power.”  -potent, potens.  (Merriam-Webster dictionary.)

You are a unique individual.  I see not who you are at this moment, but who you have the Potential to become, what you have the Potential to achieve, and perhaps a few thoughts on how to move through “possibility” and into reality.  You see, in my mind nothing is impossible!

You may think I’m crazy for what I believe YOU can achieve, but somebody has to point out your Potential if you are blinded by fear, self-doubt, or the chatter of nay-sayers who hope to keep you in the dark depths of despair.

My goal is to be a shining light of hope.  A ray of sunshine, a mentor and guide to help you see all the amazing possibilities that lay before you.

What do you want?  Do you know?  It’s OK if you don’t just yet.  But clearly knowing what passions and goals drive you is key for me to help you blaze trails forward towards achieving your Potential.

What aches and pains do you have laying heavy on your heart, mind, body or soul?  What brings you the most Joy and Happiness?  What have been your most shinning accomplishments so far?  What is your wildest, most “secret” dream or desire?

Fairy Tales do come true…          If you can begin to see and believe in your Potential.

Let me show you what I believe and see in you:

• I see an amazing person. Healthy, vibrant, full of life.  Strong, fit, focused, conscious and in-tune with what you want to see, do, be, have, give, receive, and achieve.
• Your priorities are in order.  You are excellent at balancing work, life, and play. Everyone loves being with you and enjoys the insightful things you share.
• Your sense of humor is infectious, making even the most tedious chore seem not so bad.  Laughter and love walk hand-in-hand, a great gift to all who are with you.
• You are patient, kind, and giving. A great listener, motivator, cheerleader, coach, mentor, friend, and lover.

Your drive, determination, passion, and persistence are the qualities of most importance. Because, dear one – These are the flames of the fire that fuel you forward to achieve your Potential.

How wonderful that others “see” what you have the ability to achieve.  Use their insight in the moments when you are standing in the shadows.  Ride on the coat tails of those that have come before you and achieved greatness.

Potential is Powerful Passion!  Find Your Passion.  Put it to the test and watch your dreams come true.

You are beautiful, brilliant, amazing, wonderful, and deserve so much more than you know is available to you now.

Promise me, and Promise yourself that you will always strive to surpass your Potential.  Glorious success is meant to be yours – today, tomorrow, and always!

Peace, Love, and Many Blessings,

From The “Collective,” through the mind, heart, and hands of Aliesa George, www.Centerworks.com

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I would love to know how the message from these words impacts your journey to live up to your Potential.  I have never posted something this deeply personal, or “spiritual” on my blog before.  But in the spirit of the mind-body connection and whole-body health,  I felt compelled to share this.  So drop me a comment and let’s start a conversation!

Do you LOVE Yourself?  Do you LOVE your body?

Are you doing healthy things on a regular basis to treat you with love, affection, and kindness?

I am well aware that I’ve got my own challenges with body image, and have spent my entire life struggling to overcome them. (Some days I’m completely happy with me, and other days I feel like I’ll never have the body of my dreams… which causes me to feel bad that I’m not a lean, wispy, 5’6″ and 110 pounds. But instead a mere 5’4″, compact & muscular, and a fluctuating 150-155–Funny, 20 years ago when I was only 118-125, I had the same poor attitude and thought I was fat!) And unfortunately, I know that I’m not alone. With the hype and peer pressure from the media, and magazines–too many of us always point a negative, critical eye to our own body and we end up focusing on our flaws instead of our features!

So let’s take a moment to celebrate how much we LOVE our features!

I love sharing this exercise, and hope that you’ll drop me a line and tell me about your experience.

Here’s What To Do:

• Find a photo of yourself that you LOVE!
• Blow it up to an 8×10 glossy and print a copy.
• Get out a sharpie or your favorite magic marker.
• Around your body, write as many positive words as you can think of that express who you are and the things you love about yourself.
• Strive to fill the page with words. (if it doesn’t happen when you first sit down to write–don’t worry… keep your pen handy and as things pop into your head, you can continue to add them.)
• Frame your photo & put it somewhere where you will see and reflect on it daily!

There is great power in positive words. The messages that we send and surround ourselves with (our mental self-chatter) really does affect our attitude and our health. Negative chatter = negative attitude, and positive chatter = positive attitude!

Tell yourself daily how much you love YOU, and use this exercise to keep all the great things you love about yourself front and center so you’ll confidently be sending yourself daily doses of positive energy to stay focused on your great features instead of your flaws!

Self-love is a key to wellness success!

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.It seems evident to me that this author has probably never experienced a Pilates workout!  And in my study of Pilates, Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and meditation,  I believe that these great mind-body methods are more similar than one might think for improving whole-body health.

Here’s Why:

It’s not just, let’s move the body, but let’s be aware, in-tune, and conscious of what we’re doing, how, we’re doing it, the initiation point, end point, and in-between points for every movement.

I think it’s wonderful that we have options for focused fitness and enhanced wellness for improved mind-body health.   There is a method out there to help meet the needs of each of us as individuals.  And if you want to develop and fine-tune your skills, cross-training and exploring different mind-body methods may give you an increased appreciation for your body, health, and the ancient wisdom that is at the root of each of these techniques.

Look for my series of upcoming posts on the benefits of each of these great mind-body methods.

• Pilates
• Yoga
• Tai-Chi
• Qi Gong / Chi Gung
• Martial Arts
• Meditation

And I’m curious to know… What’s your  #1 favorite Mind-Body Wellness method?  Answer the  survey, and if you have a moment – tell me why it’s your choice in the comment section below.