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	<itunes:summary>Author and Personal Transformation Coach Lynn Serafinn hosts variety of authors, creatives, coaches and other inspirational speakers exploring personal empowerment, life purpose, balance of mind, body and spirit, and how to tap into the inner hero that lies within every human being. Guests include authors, life coaches, musicians, artists, inspirational speakers, holistic practitioners, spiritual teachers, and others with inspirational stories to tell. Episode titles include “Peace Begets Peace”, “Using Creativity to Heal the Self”, Becoming the Hero of Your Own Life”, “Grief as a Pathway to Growth” and “Freeing Your Relationship”. Lynn Serafinn is a Personal Transformation Coach living in Bedford England, dedicated to awakening the authentic voice in all people through her company Create-a-Life. She is the author of the upcoming book The Garden of the Soul: lessons from four flowers that unearth the Self, and the Founder/Leader of The Global Wellness Circle, a holistic community project that is rapidly spreading throughout the UK.</itunes:summary>
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EP19-The Art of Joyful Living
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Author, Personal Transformation Coach Lynn Serafinn interviews</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Law of Attraction Coach, Ruth Hegarty on Blog Talk Radio. <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn</a> </strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>SHOW:</em></strong><em> Lynn Serafinn&#8217;s Garden of the Soul<br />
</em><em><strong>EP19-</strong>The Art of Joyful Living<br />
</em><strong><em>GUEST:</em></strong><em> Ruth Hegarty<br />
</em><strong><em>DATE AIRED:</em></strong><em> </em><em>Wednesday 27 May </em><em>2009</em></p>
<div id="attachment_722" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 83px"><a href="http://give-receive-become-be.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ruth_hegarty.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-722" title="ruth_hegarty" src="http://give-receive-become-be.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ruth_hegarty.jpg" alt="Ruth Hegarty, LOA Coach" width="73" height="73" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ruth Hegarty, LOA Coach</p></div>
<p>When I first spoke to Ruth Hegarty on the phone, she felt to me like a ball of bright, fluffy, yellow sunshine wafting through the ether. She was just so upbeat and approachable. But then again, that is what Ruth is all about as a Certified Law of Attraction (LOA) Coach. In my observation, many people have the impression that the Law of Attraction is intended as means of attaining monetary &#8220;success&#8221;. And while that may or may not be a part of how LOA might manifest in your unique life story, what LOA is really about is attracting that which makes us truly and &#8220;outrageously&#8221; happy (as Ruth says it). Small wonder that she calls her own radio show, and her whole approach to life, &#8220;The Art of Joyful Living.&#8221;   </p>
<p>Ruth said that she finds LOA not only appealing, but also practical, joyful and empowering. She says that LOA offers us the means to enjoy the moment and have a joyful life at all stages of our journey without putting our life on hold (which she calls &#8220;an abysmal scarcity model&#8221;).</p>
<p>At a practical level, Ruth gave us three essential parts to the Law of Attraction that crystallise its essence: </p>
<ul type="disc">
<li>The Law of Like Attracts Like</li>
<li>The Law of Deliberate Creation</li>
<li>The Law of Allowing </li>
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<p>In explaining &#8220;like attracts like,&#8221; Ruth gave as an example that if we are unhappy about our lives, and we focus on it, we will only attract more unhappiness. </p>
<p>She said, however, that many people try positive thinking and then come to the conclusion that LOA doesn&#8217;t work, because they do not progress onwards to &#8220;deliberate creation&#8221;. After that, she said, people may still sabotage the deliberate creation because they don&#8217;t &#8220;allow&#8221; things to happen. She gave examples of we do this at a subtle level in the live show (listen to audio below).</p>
<p>With regards to &#8220;deliberate creation&#8221;, Ruth described how journaling and vision work help us to open up and become more creative. The more we picture the dream, she said, the more it will manifest. She said it is not the &#8220;how&#8221; that will bring about creation, but rather just the &#8220;what&#8221; and the &#8220;why.&#8221;</p>
<p>Being a coach who coaches creative process, I can attest to the fact that when people get too much into the &#8220;how&#8221; of things, it can shut down the creative process completely. They start to get overwhelmed by the enormity of it. The only thing that is essential for the creative process is to see what it is you want to create, and why you want to create it. &#8220;How&#8221; is a demotivator, whereas &#8220;what&#8221; and &#8220;why&#8221; are motivators. Even if you do not believe in LOA, surely from an intellectual platform you can see the logic of this simple law of creative process. </p>
<p>Ruth also told us about her new <a href="http://www.loastarterkit.com/"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Law of Attraction Starter Kit</span></a>, which has just come out yesterday (Friday 29 May). She said it is an easy and fun to use Law of Attraction home-study program with a focus on practical exercises that show you how to &#8220;do&#8221; Law of Attraction. She has assembled 10 ways to put LOA into action into your life. The kit includes an audio program with full transcripts.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Plus, you will receive over $2,500.00 worth of fun and powerful bonus programs and products absolutely F*REE when you purchase the</strong><strong> </strong><strong><a href="http://www.loastarterkit.com/"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Law of Attraction Starter Kit</span></a> during the launch anytime between now and Friday 5 June. </strong></p>
<p>Ruth says that these F*REE bonuses are being supplied by some of the top people in the Law of Attraction, personal development and self-image fields and can&#8217;t be obtained together like this anywhere else.</p>
<p>Guess who one of those &#8220;top people&#8221; is? ME of course!</p>
<p>Everyone who buys Ruth&#8217;s book can download the first 6 chapters of my upcoming eBook &#8220;The Path of Least Resistance to the Self&#8221; in both text and audio format. In those chapters, I talk about the importance of understanding what alignment it, how to know when you are in alignment, how you sway from it, and how to return to it.</p>
<p>Perhaps one of the most generous gifts is Eva Gregory&#8217;s 12-week e-course &#8220;Wake up to the Dream&#8221;, which is valued at almost $700. And apart from Eva&#8217;s and mine, there are 11 other bonuses available when you buy Ruth&#8217;s <a href="http://www.loastarterkit.com/"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Law of Attraction Starter Kit</strong></span></a>.</p>
<p>But the thing I was most amazed to hear (and you can hear my genuine surprise when I am on the air) was the price of the LOA Starter Kit when I asked Ruth how much it cost. <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>It&#8217;s only $47!</strong> </span>Well, at least during the launch that&#8217;s the price (after that, it goes up to $97). Gosh, in the UK, that&#8217;s less than £30. I can&#8217;t thing of any other <strong>6-week course</strong> you can find for that price. What to speak of the fact that the course includes audio, transcripts, workbook, resource list and direct access to Ruth via email.</p>
<p>And&#8230;</p>
<p>Ruth just wrote me an email telling me that, to celebrate the launch of this brand new product, the first 25 people who purchase it will receive a private 1-to-1 coaching session with her!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s pretty generous, don&#8217;t you think? Ruth definitely does NOT suffer from &#8220;scarcity mentality&#8221;. To me, what makes Ruth a genuine LOA practitioner is that she really walks what she talks.</p>
<p>She really IS a ray of sunshine! </p>
<p align="center">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p>
<p align="center"><strong>To find out more about Ruth&#8217;s</strong><strong> <a href="http://www.loastarterkit.com/"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Law of Attraction Starter Kit</span></a>,<br />
 the Law of Attraction bonus prizes,<br />
and to place your order, go to<br />
<a title="http://www.loastarterkit.com/" href="http://www.loastarterkit.com/"><span style="color: #3366ff;">http://www.LOAStarterKit.com</span></a></strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>But be sure you purchase it before Friday 5 June, if you want the special discount price plus $2500 worth of free bonuses.</strong></p>
<p align="center">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p>
<p>If you want to find out more about Ruth and her work, listen to the podcast below. And after you do, be sure to visit Ruth&#8217;s websites.</p>
<p>Listen to the playback here:</p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Download the MP3 of this show from:<br />
</strong><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn/2009/05/27/Ep19-The-Art-of-Joyful-Living">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn/2009/05/27/Ep19-The-Art-of-Joyful-Living</a><strong></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Ruth&#8217;s Official Website:<br />
</strong><a title="http://www.coachruth.com/" href="http://www.coachruth.com/" target="_blank">http://www.CoachRuth.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Ruth&#8217;s Blog<br />
</strong><a title="http://coachruth.wordpress.com/" href="http://coachruth.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://coachruth.wordpress.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Ruth&#8217;s </strong><strong>Art of Joyful Living Radio Show<br />
</strong><a title="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Art-of-Joyful-Living" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Art-of-Joyful-Living" target="_blank">http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/Art-of-Joyful-Living</a></p>
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<p><strong>Be one of the first to get the Law of Attraction Starter Kit at </strong><a title="http://www.loastarterkit.com/" href="http://www.loastarterkit.com/"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>http://www.LOAstarterkit.com</strong></span></a></p>
<p><strong>Join Ruth&#8217;s Facebook Group for Women Entrepreneurs at </strong><a title="http://www.effortlesssuccessforwomen.com/" href="http://www.effortlesssuccessforwomen.com/" target="_blank">http://www.EffortlessSuccessforWomen.com</a></p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Browse through other episodes at: </strong><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> <strong>NEXT ON</strong><strong> <br />
</strong><strong>Lynn Serafinn&#8217;s Garden of the Soul</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Wednesday 3 June<br />
SHOW: Lynn Serafinn&#8217;s Garden of the Soul<br />
Ep20-Feeling is Healing<br />
6.30 PM UK time, 1.30 PM Eastern, 10.30 AM Pacific, 7.30 PM CET</strong><br />
Author, licensed spiritual coach and &#8220;Feelings Coach&#8221;, Steve Ryals. Steve will be sharing his story of his journey from being a down and out drug addict in Haight Ashbury to an alcoholic to someone who now helps others to get in touch with their feelings, let go of their &#8220;old stories&#8221;, and reconnect to their passions so they can finally live the life of their dreams. Steve is also author of the powerfully transformative book &#8220;Drunk with Wonder&#8221;, which is described as &#8220;Where What the Bleep do we know meets Conversations with God.&#8221; Steve will also share an excerpt or two from his book on the air, and give us some practical tips for developing our Higher Self.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen LIVE or download the broadcast &#8220;on demand&#8221; at:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn/2009/06/03/Ep20-Feeling-is-Healing">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn/2009/06/03/Ep20-Feeling-is-Healing</a></p>
<p><strong>Listener questions:</strong> call at 646-727-3449 during broadcast (US number) </p>
<p align="center"><strong>Can&#8217;t make it to the live show? No problem!<br />
</strong><strong>Catch all our episodes &#8220;on demand&#8221; at<br />
</strong><strong><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn">www.blogtalkradio.com/Lynn-Serafinn</a></strong> </p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>About the show, &#8220;Lynn Serafinn&#8217;s Garden of the Soul&#8221;<br />
</strong>Weekly broadcast exploring personal empowerment, life purpose, balance of mind, body and spirit, and how to tap into the inner hero that lies within every human being. Hosted by Lynn Serafinn, Personal Transformation Coach and author living in Bedford England dedicated to awakening the authentic voice in all people. She is the author of the Amazon bestselling book <em>The Garden of the Soul: lessons from four flowers that unearth the Self</em>, and the Founder/Leader of The Global Wellness Circle, a holistic community project that is rapidly spreading throughout the UK.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Lynn&#8217;s links</strong></p>
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<li>Garden of the Soul Book Blog: <a href="http://www.give-receive-become-be.com/">www.give-receive-become-be.com</a></li>
<li>Garden of the Soul Social Network: <a href="http://gardenofthesoul.ning.com/">http://gardenofthesoul.ning.com</a></li>
<li>Create-a-Life Coaching/Training: <a href="http://www.create-a-life.co.uk/">www.create-a-life.co.uk</a></li>
<li>Global Wellness Circle: <a href="http://www.global-wellness-circle.com/">www.global-wellness-circle.com</a></li>
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Last year, I attended a very special course called &#8220;Awakened Wisdom&#8221; led by my mentor, colleague and very special friend, Patrick Ryan. I wanted to share a pearl of wisdom that he dropped into my cosmic jewellery box during that course.
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<div class="xg_module_head" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Last year, I attended a very special course called &#8220;Awakened Wisdom&#8221; led by my mentor, colleague and very special friend, Patrick Ryan. I wanted to share a pearl of wisdom that he dropped into my cosmic jewellery box during that course.</div>
<p>Patrick, a genuine daredevil, whose diverse background includes having been a Buddhist monk in Burma, a leadership trainer and a follower of the Native American medicine path, was also a race car driver when he was younger (maybe he still does this… not sure). Patrick was telling us about how, when you are trained to drive a race car, you have to learn what to do when your car goes out of control, which will inevitably happen sooner or later. He said that when your car starts to go into a spin, the natural instinct is to look at the wall, because you are afraid you are going to go careening into it. And, at all costs, the one thing you DON&#8217;T want to do is hit that wall!</p>
<p>Well, while that may be your instinct, it is actually the absolute WORST thing you can do, because if your eyes are focussed on the wall, well guess where you&#8217;re going to go? That&#8217;s right. Instead of steering clear of the wall, that is EXACTLY where you are going to end up&#8230;</p></div>
<div class="xg_module_head" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">CRASH!</span></strong></div>
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<div class="xg_module_head" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">For this reason, he said that the first thing you are taught when you start to learn how to drive a race car, is that you MUST look at the field in the centre of the race track if your car goes out of control, and never, EVER look at the wall!! If you look towards the field, then THAT is the direction the car will go.</div>
<p>In short, we drive the direction in which we choose to look.</p>
<p>This is a fantastic metaphor for how we can navigate through the inevitable &#8220;tail spins&#8221; of life. When you are stuck in an undesirable or difficult situation, the very worst thing you can do is to dwell upon what you don&#8217;t want. When you spend your energy this way, you will &#8220;drive&#8221; yourself even more deeply in that direction. So, to make sure you don&#8217;t hit that &#8220;wall&#8221; in life, rather than focussing upon what you DON&#8217;T want, turn your focus in another direction&#8230; in the direction of what you WANT in life. Then, you will &#8220;drive&#8221; towards it without effort.</p>
<p>It is sometimes just so easy to get stuck into life&#8217;s difficulties. When we feel unhappy, we tend to dwell on the unhappiness, which prevents us from seeing alternatives. The deeper we go into our own dissatisfaction, the more time and energy we spend on rationalising our position through anger, blame, mistrust and loss of hope. And the more &#8220;rational&#8221; our dissatisfaction appears to our minds, the more likely we are to stay exactly where we are.<br />
Speaking for myself, I was stuck for decades in that cycle of &#8220;looking at the wall&#8221;, constantly fighting off one &#8220;spin&#8221; after another in life. I knew in my heart that there was a field somewhere, but I always thought, &#8220;How can I ever get there? I&#8217;m always too busy trying to avoid the wall!&#8221;</p>
<p>But then fortunately, one day, the light bulb finally got switched on in my brain. I turned my focus toward my own field of fulfilment. Since then, I have never felt the urge to turn my focus back towards my &#8220;wall&#8221; again. I see green, green fields ahead of me, even when life occasionally sends me into the inevitable &#8220;spin&#8221;. I am not talking about blind, naive optimism. I am talking about having our eyes wide open and focussed&#8211; a focus that is borne of divine trust and life purpose. It is not that spins won&#8217;t happen; of course they will. But when we keep our eyes on the field, we are able to navigate back to ourselves, and bring our lives back into control, choice, empowerment and peacefulness.</p></div>
<div class="xg_module_head" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">I feel truly blessed that my brain finally &#8220;got the memo&#8221; (ask Patrick loves to say). And since becoming a coach, I am even more blessed with the opportunity to help other people find their own &#8220;fields&#8221; and drive onto safe, fulfilling and exciting ventures in their own lives.</div>
<p>That&#8217;s how ordinary mortals like me can feel the adrenaline rush of being a race car driver, without having to be a natural daredevil like Patrick.</p>
<p>So today, take a moment to pay attention to where you are looking in life. Are you looking at the wall, continually trying to avoid it? If so, then turn around and have a look in the other direction. Cast your vision towards that lovely green field of awareness, and trust that you will be carried there effortlessly if you only allow that your natural navigational system take you back to your true Self.</p>
<p>This article originally appeared in <em>Creative Living, </em>November 2008.<br />
Copyright 2008 Lynn Serafinn, all rights reserved.</p>
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