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September 2005

QUOTE: "The thought manifests as the word; the word manifests as the deed; the deed develops into habit; and habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings." Buddha

CHANNELED MESSAGES FROM: JERA, THE RUNE OF HARVEST (adapted from the Book of Runes - Ralph Blum)

"You have prepared the ground and planted the seed. Now you must cultivate with care. ... Remember the old story about the farmer who was so eager to assist his crops that he went out at night and tugged on the new shoots. There is no way to push the river; equally you cannot hasten the harvest. Be mindful that patience is essential for the recognition of your own process which, in its season leads to the harvest of the self."

THE COACHES CORNER - "ASK THE COACH"

Dear Olena, I've heard a lot about the word 'coaching' lately and would like to know what all the hype is about. Or is it? Please explain. Sincerely, Connie C. USA

Dear Connie:

Thank you for your question. And a good one too to address since coaching is definitely starting to become the latest buzz word.

In short, a personal coach is a professional trained to guide and support people in different endeavours that they are engaged in, whether in your personal life or in business. A coach helps you go from where one are now to where they want to go, and helps narrow that gap. The best analogy I can give you here is to think of an athlete - let's say someone training for the Olympics and their goal is win the race. A personal athletic coach is there to help that person one-on-one, supporting their training through many tools such as encouragement, guidance, strategy, resources, motivation, and help with clarity and focus to name a few. What a coach cannot do at any time however, is run the race for them.

A personal coach is just like the athletic coach, except the 'topics' are your life, specific areas, goals, visions, dreams, etc. Like doctors, coaches can specialize - some are business coaches, focusing on working with people in small business or large corporations. Some are even more specialty driven, such as an executive coach who works only with executives of a company. Life coaches work with you and your life in general. And even with your life there are specific areas that coaches choose to work in - money, time management, spirituality, authoring a book or thesis, etc. Many coaches are equally very general, preferring to keep it broadbased.

I am a broad-based coach-consultant who works with people in the areas of personal management, relationships and communication, and self-awareness. I help people to set goals, get clear on their overall vision and purpose in life or on a specific project, manage money, time and energy, help design organized systems in order to achieve goals and stay on track, just to name a few.

Above all, a coach is there to also help you become accountable to yourself. Very often, when we work with someone, there is a misconception that we have someone by our side, we are only motivated to achieve our goals because someone is there watching us. The reality is that a coach is simply here to help guide and support you to be accountable only to you - because this is your life.

I hope this helps you on your next steps.

SOWING THE SEEDS OF CREATIVITY

It's technically the first day of Autumn here. And yet I look around and the sun is still shining, the leaves have not yet started to change color and my garden is still bearing crop from this season. But very soon, the temperatures will drop, I will have to clear out the existing crop and start looking towards preparing my garden for the winter and the season to come, in order to bear new things. Except that the results I want to bear involves creating more space in my garden, which in turn involves some very crucial steps in order to bring the results into fruition: vision (I want to expand my garden to 1/4 acre in order to produce a bountiful harvest), intent (I intend to add and build an extra garden bed in order to get closer to making the vision a reality), commitment (I commit to building that garden bed by March of 2006, and, actions (on February 28, 2006 I will start building that bed, by May 1, sow the seeds for new crop into the bed, and so on).

The garden analogy is just like creating every minute of your life. Our lives are constantly being created by yes but do we know what is it that we want to create in our lives, whether it's on a small scale (the garden), or large (fulfilling a mission)? Would you want to sow tomato seeds if your vision was to create a crop of pumpkins? And its highly unlikely you would want randomly throw seeds around blindfolded, not knowing what they would actually produce or where they would land. The point here is that if we actually have a vision and set our intentions, we are more likely to realize them throughout our daily lives to whatever degree that may be. The flip side would be living un-intentionally, just like the random throwing and not knowing if any results will even occur.

Once we look at our visions and set out intentions, its not enough to stop there. In fact, the intentions are 50% of the way there to realizing them. Commitments and actions must follow as well. And as the commitments and actions are set out, they become more and more concrete and specific, in order to once again, realize the larger abstract vision.

So what actually fuels the vision? Well, glad you asked. All of your passions and desires - the "wants" instead of the "what". I love to garden. I have a passion and desire for growing, producing and want to eat fresh, organic food sown from love. And out of that passion and desire, I have my vision - to create and expand the garden to keep feeding that passion and desire, and because the desire lives within me constantly like a flame, I am more likely to make a commitment to create that vision. And the pure desire also helps me in be more willing to take concrete steps to make that vision reality.

So the challenge for you today is - what do you want to create?

NEWS YOU CAN USE

Finally - IndigoCrystal Coaching has its own Blog. The Indigo-Crystal Blog is now up and running. Is the newsletter not arriving often enough? Well, for more current information, comments, thoughts, etc. go to onto IndigoCrystalCoaching and click onto the WebJournal button in the index, and share your views. See you on the blog!

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UPCOMING CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

1. Teleclasses - HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR ANGELS & GUIDES

Learn how to connect with the angels in the comfort of your own home. See, Feel, Hear the Angels that surround you in your life. All your need is your willing presence, a pen and paper, and your telephone. This is a very informative and experiential class. *Please note: all classes conducted on PST (Pacific Standard time)*

This is a 3-hour workshop held over 2 nights (1.5 hr.) each. Cost is $44 USD

Call 250-954-2204 or email at indigocrystalkid@hotmail.com to register VISA/MC/AMEX/Cheques/checks accepted. Class size limited to 22 participants.

2. NEW! Teleclass - "KNOW THYSELF" A Course for Discovering Your Empowerment, Understanding and Establishing Boundaries in Your Life. This course will allow to you to discover yourself even more than you thought you had been. It will focus on self-exploration and self-examination. It is aimed at assisting the participants to learn about themselves, break the cycle of co-dependency with others, learn how to speak your own truths, establish goals, boundaries and respect those of others. This workshop is guaranteed to take you to new levels within yourself. You will leave this course transformed, empowered, and well on the road to learning and discovering more of your own inner potential.

his is a 6 week course held once a week for 1 hour each week. Starting: 2005-2006 Dates: TBA Cost is $100 US

INTUITIVE GUIDANCE SESSIONS

Feeling "stuck"? Do you desire more clarity in your life on specific issues? Want to discover your life purpose? Is an occuring pattern or theme popping up in your life and you want to shift it? An Intuitive Guidance Session may be just the thing for you. Connect with your angels, power animals (totems), and/or deceased loved ones. This is a down-to-earth and very supportive 45 minute session guided by our band of 'spirit' helpers - aka The Angelic Realm. For more information on our sessions, visit http://www.indigocrystalcoach.com and click on Sessions.

Fee: $155.00 CDN$ / $111 US for 60 minute session. MC/Visa/Amex accepted. Call Olena at (250) 954-2204 for an appointment or contact her at indigocrystalkid@hotmail.com

SPIRITUAL "FITNESS" COACHING with OLENA

Question: What is the difference is between our Intuitive Guidance Sessions and Spiritual Coaching? Answer: The time involved, the depth of where you going and what you want to achieve.

Spiritual Coaching is a longer, more expanded version of our Intuitive Guidance Sessions. Rather than having a one-time informative session, spiritual coaching is about actually helping you expand yourself and connect Mind, Body & Spirit. This is partnership between yourself, the coach, and our intricate band of 'spirit' helpers. And by working with another who also has experienced spiritual growth, it is easier to grow and share yourself.

So - Are YOU ready to stretch and grow? Want to fly and figure our your next steps? Do you need help staying on track? Or do you feel that you have a purpose here, but don't know how to uncover it or what to do? Developing a personal plan, creating a vision, setting and achieving goals, staying on track, discovering your uniqueness, are just a small handfull of ways that we can help you to become spiritually "fit". Our 6-month coaching plans were designed specifically for all of these reasons, and more. For more information, visit IndigoCrystalCoaching and click on Coaching and What To Expect.

Coaching makes a wonderful gift! Consider gifting a coaching package to a friend, family member, employee, to a busy CEO - or even to yourself, for added value. Call Olena for customized packages at 250-954-2204.

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