August 22nd, 2010
The reason women come to me is because they say they have done all that they are supposed to do and are still not happy. They got an education, climbed the ladder, but they sometimes feel empty. They have ignored their spirit, inner voice and deepest desires.
Here’s the problem. Women work hard. Some get top flight educations but feel empty inside. Some stay in jobs they dislike for security, ignoring their sprit and inner voice.  Some lose track of their natural ways to fit into masculine business scenarios.Â
The only way that we can reach true success is when we allow our inner quiet wisdom and knowledge to guide us on a daily basis. The only way that we can truly receive this guidance is by listening. The only way we can truly listen is by having a way to connect with this guidance. For some this connection comes in the form of meditation, for others prayer. My way is through silence – deep silence in the early morning. Before my day begins I embark upon a quiet inner journey. I seek stillness and drop into the quietness. From this place, a sense of refreshment often arises. By the end of my quiet moments I often feel renewal and a sense of peace. At times I will leave my quiet sitting with an idea or thought that I believe never would have visited me had I not stayed still long enough to receive it.
Join us in The Living Room of The Essential Feminine when Camille Maurine and I explore ways that you can enrich your inner life and reach greater levels of success and satisfaction. We will be there on August 25th at noon Pacific Time. Be sure to register at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/987535361 .
Tags: inner knowing, inner quiet, Maureen Simon, natural gifts, responsibility, The Essential Feminine, voice
Posted in Growth and Change, Maureen Simon, Self-discovery, success, Women and empowerment, Women Influencing Now | No Comments »
June 27th, 2010
Wednesday we worked with the idea of Conscious Choices in the Essential Feminine Living Room. It has become clear to me in my own life that the clearer I am about my intentions the more powerful the outcomes are. I guess by now this sounds obvious since so many world teachers are focusing on the power of intention. The truth of the matter is that it needs to become an integrated part of our daily practice or these are just senseless words.
In The Living Room, we focused on each of gaining an understanding of what the bigger picture of our life holds. What is the meaning we are here to express, or live or create. True magic in life arises when we line up this bigger picture with our daily choices. The bigger picture serves as a litmus test in which we can begin to measure if our life is in alignment or not.
For many years, I’ve been discussing the idea that each of us have a higher purpose or meaning. It is the responsibility of each of us to discover our own higher purpose. A few questions to ask yourself include:
- How can I allow more good into my life?
- What brings me pure joy:
- What is deeply meaningful for me?
- What is the best way for me to create quiet time or time for introspection?
As I speak with women today on a regular basis I hear the comment that life moves so fast. For this very reason it is essential that we create time to answer these very important questions. Once we do, our quality of life becomes far richer and more meaningful.
Join me for the next Living Room which will be held on July 28th when our topic will be Feminine Abundance – Fully Showing Up In The World and our guest will be Anna Scott. Register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/896207192
Tags: alignment, Bigger picture, conscious choices, Maureen Simon, meaning, purpose, responsibility
Posted in Growth and Change, Maureen Simon, Self-discovery, Women and transformation, Women Influencing Now | No Comments »
October 3rd, 2009
What feels good and right in life is where we need to place our attention. I’ve been speaking to a number of people recently who said that they are just not clear on what feels right in life for them at this time. I am convinced that we are at a point in time where so many systems are being restructured that we ourselves don’t even know what feels right. I must admit however that that answer is not strong enough for the days that we are now living in. Now knowing is not good enough any longer. Our personal responsibility to pay attention to what feels right and good in our life will lead us to answers that we thought we may never find.
I read a book once entitled, “You Can’t Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought†I enjoyed the title more than the book as it inspired me at that time in my life that I was luxuriating in negativity – tossing my hands up to the skies and wondering what part of the challenges that I was living did I actually have a say in. Years later, I have come to realize that I have a say in a large portion of this life that I am co-creating. I am co-creating with you, with spirit, with nature and with this grand universe but at the end of the day my very thoughts lead me to the life that I live on a daily basis. I have learned to look closely at what feels good to me as I use the most clearly defined moral code that I have a available to me I combine the two and live life to the fullest.
Today, take time to look around your world and identify what really feels good what do you look forward to spending time on. What do you need to eliminate that is taking up too much of your time and not serving you well. I truly believe now more than ever we are at a time in history where we need to take personal responsibility and make decisions about our lives that serve us based on what feels right. Don’t feel greedy you are actually serving the betterment of all when you take time to create a better life.
Tags: co-ceating, live life to the fullest, Maureen Simon, negative thoughts, responsibility, restructuring, what feels right, women of influence
Posted in Growth and Change, Women Influencing Now, Women's development, Women's Leadership | No Comments »
August 5th, 2009
Often when I speak with women in my consultancy I hear quotes such as: “I don’t think I have ever “owned” who I am – or internalized my greatest gifts. I am stuck.†Often women who are finding their true value and voice feel unclear about their greatest gifts and strengths. In order for us to make a significant contribution in the world we need to understand our gifts and claim and live them.
Some thoughts on Owning Who You Are:
    ~ To own who you are is to be clear about what you value and what you are here to express and contribute.
    ~ It involves prioritizing ones self and one’s needs so that one can be fully present.
    ~ It involves moving into your own skin fully so that you can voice and show up in a way that allows your full expression.
When we live fully expressed our life takes on a new meaning, energy and joy.
Maureen Simon
www.maureensimon.com
http://globaldialoguecenter.blogs.com/women
www.theessentialfeminine.com
Tags: clear values, expression and contribution, our gifts, responsibility, self-awareness
Posted in Growth and Change, Self-discovery, Women's development, Women's Leadership | No Comments »
June 30th, 2009
These days I have been reading a book called “Ask & It Is Given†by Ester and Jerry Hicks. It has become very clear to me that when we rediscover our innate ability to allow well being to steadily flow in to our lives, that our lives are lived from an elevated level. We are the ones who restrict our experiences from the steady flow of well being. In the book, the Art of Allowing our natural well being is referred to frequently as “the art of no longer restricting the well being that you deserve; the well being that is natural; the well being that is your legacy…â€
If it is true that we are the ones that allow for our own well being, what gets in our way? What stops us or restricts us from living well every day of our lives. If this well being is natural and it is said to be our legacy, let’s take a look at some of the hindrances that we create:
-  Fear – of failure, of success, of accomplishing, of not accomplishing
- Sabotaging our potential – not feeling worthy
- Underestimating or not being clear about our gifts
- Not staying fit and maximizing our life energy and life force
- Not setting boundaries or limits with ourselves and other people
 The list goes on and on. Add your own. But take this moment to name the hindrance but next to it, name the potential solution. If our well being is up to us, it is our responsibility to find a way to support it, to flow naturally on a daily basis.
Take a moment to identify your hindrances to your personal well being. Create a solution for each hindrance. Go for it!
 Maureen Simon
maureen@maureensimon.com
www.maureensimon.com
www.theessentialfeminine.com
Tags: meaning, responsibility, Self-discovery, well-being, women of influence, Women's development
Posted in Self-discovery, Women's development, Women's Leadership | No Comments »