Discovering Your Truth

What is YOUR Truth right now? -->

People live their lives in many ways:

1) don’t really care about much, just go along day after day, same routine over and over again

2) not really happy with what they are doing, but do it anyway because they feel they have to

3) average life, somewhat satisfied and conditioned, don’t strive for more, just at a steady pace

4) somewhat content with life and career, just doing what you have to do

5) happy with life and career, but feel something missing

6) happy with life, career, family, but knows there is still more to life

7) wants to know how to improve their life

8) explores and searches for the meaning of life

9) know that they are on a journey to discovering the truth of their soul, and taking the necessary actions to keep moving forward

10) know their life purpose and living from that purpose

11) totally connected with God and self, living life on purpose, and completely self-fulfilled, very happy, and very content

Be honest with yourself right now...
no one else can hear your thoughts!

Which life are you living?

"The minute we face the truth... only then can true change begin."
~ Laura R. Kiray

If we don't face the truth now, and be honest with ourselves, we will never get to where we want to go or where we are meant to go.

Do you know all there is to know about you? Do you know what you want, what your dreams are? Why you act and think a certain way? Have you found your purpose in life?

These are necessary questions that we need to ask ourselves if we are ever to find our truth and live a life with purpose and meaning.

In order to find your truth, you have to do some exploring into your inner soul. For there is no other place to find the truth than the place within, when you truly connect with the REAL YOU. Nobody can tell you your truth, nobody can define who you are, and nobody can think and act for you.

It's part of our journey to understand who we are, and to create an extraordinary life. In order to create that extraordinary life, we have to understand ourselves. Not what we were taught to believe about ourselves, but to truly know oneself. I can't stress enough how important it is to live by your own truth, and not how others want you to live. If you live according to others' expectations of you, you are comprising yourself and sacrificing the 'real you'. Which also, could lead you down a path that is in the opposite direction of where you really should be going.

What is YOUR real Truth, and how do you find it?

We all want to know what we are here for, our purpose or mission in life. When you have discovered your life purpose, there is that connection to your authenticity, your true self, which makes you feel alive and driven. The further you get away from your purpose in life, the more out of sync you will feel.

Start by getting to know yourself, and what kind of emotional energy charge that gets triggered inside of you. Try to observe the behavioral patterns in your life. Start with the word always, as in "I always feel _____", or "I always do _____." Any time you find an always in your life, there is an archetype there (an original model or type in which similar things are patterned).

Discover more of who you are by answering the following questions:

1) I am really good at...
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2) When I was a child, I really wanted to be:
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Are you that today? Yes or No
3) If given the chance to be or do anything I've always wanted, I would daydream about...
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4) What prevents me from being or doing what I've always wanted is the following:
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5) In my free time, I really enjoy...
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6) Describe in detail, how you feel when you are doing something you really enjoy doing...
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7) Can you recognize right away when you are in that state of really enjoying what you are doing? Yes or No

8) Do you have passion for what you are doing right now? Yes or No

9) Have you ever felt passionate about anything in your life? Yes or No
If Yes, when and what did you feel passionate about? Give specific details.
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10) People have always told me that I am good at...
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11) My gifts and talents are...
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12) In my ideal world, I envision my life...
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By answering these questions, you will get a better understanding of who you are and which direction you should be going.

Meditate on all of this, and once you truly feel it, act on it... if you don't, you will always have that gnawing feeling inside of you that something is not right and missing from your life.

Remember, this is part of your journey... discovering your truth and living your life purpose.

May you find everything that fulfills your life, and brings you into total harmony with who you really are...

May God Bless You,
Laura R. Kiray, RMT, IARP

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Copyright © 2010 www.LauraKiray.com

Going with the Flow

Imagine you are searching for a key to a hidden treasure. You are lost deep in the woods trying to find this key. Not knowing where you are going, you are wishing for some sort of help or guidance. After searching and searching, you slip on some rocks, and fall into a river which is taking you in the opposite direction that you are going.
Immediately, as you were being swept away, you are frightened, scared and fearful that you will drown. Quickly, you look around and reach for anything to hold onto fearing for your life because of the rough current. With all your might of fighting against the current, you manage to pull yourself out of the river and onto the land. You sit there exhausted, heart pounding, have tremendous anxiety, and then you look around realizing what had just happened.

Now, you're in shock as you look down at the river. As you are looking down to see where the river is flowing, you realize that the current that you were so frightened of, would have taken you to an area full of beautiful flowers. Within those beautiful flowers, was the key that you had been searching for.

Now, had you just gone with the flow, even though frightened and scared of what might happen, and not fight it with such resistance, you would have found the very thing you would have been searching for... the key, which is the key to your happiness and internal treasure.

Let the process take you along. The current (though rough at times) is the process, with the guidance you are seeking.

Guidance comes in people and events that occur in our lives to help us along our path. Try not to fight it with resistance and Go with the Flow.

I wanted to give this to you and hopefully you will see that the rough times you endure are the very things that WILL take you to a better place. Try not to fight it. Have faith and trust that things are EXACTLY as they are supposed to be, and if you don't fight it, you WILL find exactly what you are looking for.

May God Bless You,
Laura R. Kiray, RMT, IARP

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Meditation, Visualization and Manifestation

Meditation is quieting the mind and putting yourself into a very relaxed and calm state. It's a moment and time of contemplating and reflecting. You can focus on a particular problem or issue, or just nothing at all, and see what your higher self has to tell you. It is a time to connect with your higher self, with God. Meditation is connecting to your spiritual side, letting go of the ego.

You already have all the answers within.

Anything you ever wanted to know about yourself, you can find through meditation. If you are dealing with upsetting emotions, or undecided as to which direction to take, or unsure of a decision, or want to find your life purpose, you can find all your answers that you seek when you connect to your higher self.

As a practice, we all should set aside some time every day just for ourselves to meditate. Whether it be 5 minutes or an hour, it is essential to connect to your higher self to keep yourself in balance. If you live only in the physical world without connecting to your spiritual side, you will become off balance. That's when all the problems arise. There has to be a balance of the physical world and the spiritual world.
Some people tell me, "I can't meditate, I can't get my mind quiet", or "Every time I try, I keep thinking of everything else I have to do instead of quieting my mind". At first, it can be a little hard to "get focused". With practice, each time you meditate, you get better and better at it. Your intent draws you in. It's where you focus that will determine where you go. It helps to focus on your breathing, or you can focus on the flame of a candle, and when you are relaxed enough, you can then bring up an issue, or nothing at all, and see what messages your higher self reveals. A suggestion... always keep a private journal of your experiences.

There are many ways to meditate. You have to find what feels right for you. You can use meditative music, and/or candles. You can go for a walk and connect with nature. You can go to the beach and meditate while looking at the ocean. You can just sit there staring out the window.

One of my favorite meditations is at the beach... sitting on the sand alone. I sometimes visualize the waves coming in as positive energy filling my entire being, and when the waves go out, I visualize all the negative energy coming out of my body and out to the ocean, releasing it to God. It leaves you refreshed, renewed, and at peace.

Whichever way you choose, there are powerful realizations, epiphanies, enlightenment and those "AHA moments" that can occur through meditation.


Visualization is placing a picture in your mind. Everyone has done visualization on many occasions, and at times without even realizing they were doing it.

If you can picture what you are going to do before you do it, you are visualizing:

If you can picture yourself making coffee, or getting breakfast, or driving to work, all before you are doing it, you are visualizing.

If you can picture yourself sitting on the beach and can feel the warmth of the sun, you are visualizing.

If you can picture yourself washing your hands, and can feel the cold or warm water on your hands, you are visualizing.

How important is it to visualize? Very. Visualization helps while meditating on problems or issues, it helps with decision making, as well as what you would like to bring into your life.

Remember, we attract to us what we think about, for good or bad... so practice each day, visualizing positive energy, and what you would like to bring into your life.


Manifestation, in the positive sense of what I am speaking of, is allowing what you want to visualize to come into fruition. Notice the key word... allowing. If you don't allow it come into fruition, it won't.

Visualize, Stay Focused, Watch it Manifest

Part of allowing is believing that what you want to come into your life, will. Expectations have to be based on that which you want to happen has to be reasonable and doable. It's in your belief in something that you stay focused with great intent, and unwavering passion, that you are allowing it to come into your life. It's clear, evident and visible.

Visualization and Manifestation go hand in hand. If you visual what you want, if you stay focused on your intent, and when the time is right, you can manifest what you desire. Notice that I said, when the time is right. Sometimes, what we desire can take a long time to come into fruition. Patience is required when seeking out our dreams. Certain things have to fall into place before we can see our dreams come to pass. It has to happen in its divine order.

That's what allowing is... having the patience to wait with total faith that what you desire is realistic and is on its way. Allowing is staying focused with unwavering belief and passion.

Take some time out today and contemplate your life.
Are you on track? Are you in balance?
Are you living according to God's plan for your life?

Take some time out today to meditate, visualize what you desire, and allow what you want to manifest to come into your life.

Enjoy the process my friends... it's part of your journey!

May God Bless You,
Laura R. Kiray, RMT, IARP

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Copyright © 2010 www.LauraKiray.com

Your Life Is Already There Waiting For You...

From the time we are born and going through our adolescent years to becoming an adult, we are faced with many challenges, both positive and negative. From the time we are born, we had to learn how to GROW. We had to learn how to eat, talk, and walk on our own. We are taught values, morals and beliefs. We learned through our mistakes, and are taught many life lessons. But, where is all this leading to?

Whether we realize it or not, each step of the way, we are taught just what we need for our own personal growth and plan for our lives. Each step of the way, is designed JUST FOR YOU! Your experiences are tailor made to prepare you for the life that you were meant to live. I often hear people say, "I can't believe that I have wasted so much time with him/her" or "I have wasted so much time doing this/that". Please know that it wasn't wasted time at all. What you have GONE THROUGH was all in preparation for the life that you were meant to live.

YOUR LIFE IS ALREADY THERE WAITING FOR YOU...

Everyone has a plan and design for their life, a life purpose. And, everything that you are going through is divinely designed to help get you to and achieve your life purpose. If you start to take notice of the events and circumstances that have occurred in your life, and really see the progression and flow of how and why things turned out, you can start to see that each step of the way were stepping stones helping you to arrive to where you are meant to go.

It's not always easy to see this, especially when we are in the midst of Hell, but when you get through that period in your life, you can look back and see why everything happened as it did. Even though we sometimes can't see it at the time, everything that happens is for our ultimate higher good, our higher self.

If you haven't found your life purpose yet, or you are looking but having a little trouble finding it, take some time and reflect on your life. Your life purpose will always be found in asking the question, "How may I serve others?" Reflect on this, and when you feel the answer coming from within with unwavering passion, you will know that you have found what you are looking for. The thing is... nobody else can tell you what your purpose is, it can only be found when you truly go inward and connect with God.

Your Life Is Already There Waiting For YOU...

it's waiting for you to catch up and embrace it!

Take some time today and reflect on your life and find what you are most passionate about. You'll know when you are embracing the life that is waiting for you when it feels right. Trust your intuition.

May God Bless You,
Laura R. Kiray, RMT, IARP

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Copyright © 2009 www.LauraKiray.com

What Is YOUR Mirror Trying To Tell YOU?

When you look into a mirror, what do you see? You see yourself right? The mirror reflects back what it sees. Very simple concept.
Now, take that concept into all your interactions with others, and the interaction you have with yourself. People and situations will mirror back to you your thoughts, your emotions, and behavior/actions that you have taken.

Have you ever noticed certain behaviors in others that you do not like, and said to yourself, "I can't stand when he/she does that"? Or, "It bothers me when he/she always puts me second."

The lessons of mirroring is to take notice of how you feel when you interact with others, understanding what you see, and make the changes that are necessary for you to align yourself with your true self, your authentic self. Whatever the situation is trying to show you, a positive feeling or a negative one, it will reflect back to you what you are (your thoughts, emotions, and behavior/actions).

If you are sending out positive thoughts, feel good about yourself, and act with love, you will attract people and situations to you that reflect positive energy, inspiring people, and love. However, if your thoughts, emotions and behaviors/actions are on the negative side, you will then attract negative situations to you that reflect negative energy, pessimistic people and attitudes, and negative behavior.

Let's take a look at a couple of examples of what I mean:

Example 1:
Let's take the statement, "It bothers me when he/she always puts me second."
What's happening is you are attracting people to you that put you second to try to show you how you treat yourself. You are the one putting yourself second, and that's exactly what the situation is trying to show you.

Example 2:
When someone belittles you, criticizes you, puts you down and it hurts you...
The situation is trying to show you that you are the one who puts yourself down and criticizes you. Without even knowing it, you must have some underlying beliefs that you keep telling yourself that you are no good, not good enough, you can't do it, doubt yourself, feel unworthy. It's those beliefs that are being reflected back.

When someone belittles you, criticizes you, and puts you down and it doesn't affect you, you still feel okay within yourself, there is no need to make changes within, you are coming from a place of love and wholeness. It's when the situations are negative, it hurts or bothers you, there are issues within yourself that need to be looked at for healing.

If it's positive things you see in others, know that you are seeing yourself in that same way. You see that part of you that is that way, and you like it.

If you see someone who you are envious of and wish you could be that way, which creates a negative feeling, the situation is trying to show you that you are already that way, but the negative feeling you feel is the doubt or negative belief that you are not that way. Once you change your belief, you change the way you see that person. You will no longer be envious, but happy for that person.

If you see someone who is rich, and you are envious of that person and would like to be that way, again it is showing you that you are already rich within yourself. If it's material things that you are envious of, which can create negative emotions, it's trying to show you that you are too attached to material things and the material world. What you see first is the material aspect, instead of the fact that you don't need the material things to make you rich. It's your negative beliefs and self-doubt that creates being envious.

Until you make the necessary changes within yourself, you will continue to attract the same kind of situation to you. It may or may not be the same people, but the kind of situation will be the same.

Always look for the lesson(s) in situations, and realize, that even seemingly negative situations are not negative, there are great lessons to be learned. When you learn the lesson and finally "get it", you should notice those types of situations will not occur anymore. There is no need.

It is very important to pay attention to what type of energy you put out there... because that's the same type of energy you will get back. Pay attention to the patterns. If you see the same negative patterns that just repeat itself, and if it bothers you enough, there is a life lesson to be learned.

Each situation will try to show us something whether it be positive or negative, and it's up to us to seek what our mirror is trying to show us.

Many blessings to you,
Laura R. Kiray, RMT, IARP
Holistic Life Coach
Reiki Energy Healer
Spiritual Teacher

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Copyright © 2009 www.LauraKiray.com

Are You Paying Attention?

Have you ever had a feeling that you can't explain how you know, but you just know?

Have you ever had a feeling in your gut that tells you just what you should or should not do and when to take action and when not to?

Have you ever had a feeling or a knowing when someone is lying to you?

Of course you have sometime in your life, but my real question is:
Are you listening?

Are you paying attention to the messages that are being sent to you?

That just knowing feeling is your Intuition. You may have heard and know much about intuition. But, how well do you REALLY LISTEN to it on an everyday basis?
Your intuition comes from your higher self (from God) guiding you in all areas of your life. The feeling that you get is your intuition giving you the answers to questions that sometimes you don't even think you ask. What do I mean by that? Sometimes we are conscious of the questions that we ask, but sometimes, we go through our routine without even saying, "What should I do now?" It's those times where we are just going through our daily routine that we have to pay attention even more. Because we are not consciously asking questions, we sometimes don't hear the response from our higher self.
So, how do we connect to our intuition? You connect by being still. Being quiet and paying attention to that inner small voice. Through meditation, you can gain tremendous insight into any situation. With practice, you will be able to do this as a routine and connect immediately.

Exercise:
Take time out each day just for you where you can sit quietly and reflect on your day. Practice listening and paying attention to what your intuition (gut feeling) is trying to tell you. Go out in nature for a walk, or sit outside and just look at all the beauty that surrounds you. If you can't see the beauty, you are not looking hard enough. Embrace the feelings you get. You will be more refreshed, and more relaxed, and able to let go of the stress of the day.

Remember, next time you ask yourself questions, wait and listen for the answers. When you don't ask, listen anyway. You will be glad you did.

Many blessings to you,
Laura R. Kiray, RMT, IARP
Holistic Life Coach
Reiki Energy Healer
Spiritual Teacher

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Copyright © 2009 www.LauraKiray.com

Letting Go

-->What does "Letting Go" really mean?

It means not wanting to have control over other people and/or situations. It also means to cleanse ourselves, mind, body and spirit of all resentments, hurts, and negative emotions.

To "let go" is admitting to ourselves that we can't make people, especially those we love, do things, especially what WE WANT them to do.

To "let go" is to learn from every single experience in life, allowing the negative situations to turn into positive opportunities for growth.

"Letting go" is realizing and believing that the best possible outcome is for the good of all.

To "let go" is allowing others to grow at their own pace, and realizing that not everyone is growing at the same rate.

"Letting go" is all about delving in to your own Self-Discovery process, uncovering your own issues and healing from them. It's also about permitting others to do the same.

"Letting go" is also about following your own personal dreams, your own personal goals, living YOUR authentic life and not living according to how others want you to live your life, while still loving one another.

"Letting Go" is the act of understanding the importance of, and releasing, the negativity that some people carry around, such as hurt, guilt, anger, resentment, and any other negative emotion, for many, many years, realizing that they are being weighed down, held back, perhaps keeping them in a constant state of physical and/or emotional despair. It's realizing that it no longer serves their higher good and purpose.

"Letting go" is living the Golden Rule.

Exercise:

1) Clench both your fists tightly. Tightly enough where you feel the discomfort and pain (people with long nails will probably feel it more so).

2) Hold that position for about 10-15 seconds or so. While doing so, take notice of where you feel the discomfort in your body. Really feel it all over your body.

3) Feel the tension and notice the words you are saying to yourself.

4) When you are ready, "Let Go"!

5) Take notice of the difference of how you feel when you are holding on tightly to something or you just "Let Go"!

This is a good exercise to bring your awareness as to what holding onto something does to you in mind, body, and spirit, and how you feel when you just "Let Go".

Remember, life is about CHOICES!

We really do have a choice to HOLD ON or to LET GO of what holds us back.

Think of what it costs you to HOLD ON, and then think of the benefits of LETTING GO...

My hope is that you make the right choice...

Hope this helps.
Many blessings to you,
Laura R. Kiray, RMT, IARP
Holistic Life Coach
Reiki Energy Healer
Spiritual Teacher

For Holistic Life Coaching and Reiki Energy Healing: Click here

Copyright © 2009 www.LauraKiray.com