This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Psychologist, Author, Love & Joy Coach, and Workshop Leader, Elliott Robertson.
“To say Yes to life is to fall into your heart, to fall into the place within you where you are most fully human, most available to encountering the world with love.”
So says Elliott, who has created a lyrical, soaring, small and intimate book, Say Yes to Life: 7 Keys to Living Full Out from Within, that strives to inspire, illuminate and propel you into a new way to live. This charming part-guide book, part parable, part exhortation provides you a magically illuminated road-map to the expansion of living from the most authentic soul-driven part of you. The fastest and most complete way to find happiness.
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The show begins with the weekly quotes from Abraham and the Universe. The quotes are about focusing on the positive and finding something good in the bad because your energy affects everyone around you. You can find the good around you by creating the good around you. Then he introduced the guest of the show Elliott Robertson. He had not always been in connection with the undercurrent of joy that we are born with. Sam announces that he is going to be joining Elliott for his book called Everyday Awakening.
Elliott was not always a happy person: he used to be very jealous of what others had. He would try to find others to blame such as his parents, god, but would not blame himself. Elliott originally was going to name his book Say Yes to God instead of Say Yes to Life because he felt they were synonymous. He shares a story when his father would have expectations for his sons that they could not meet, and often used an abrasive tone when speaking to his children. Elliott wishes that he has treated the situations with more kindness - as everyone should use their hearts eyes and exercise compassion. By asking “how can I be there for you?” it brings more awareness to the situation.
Elliott says a main goal people should focus on is recognizing and appreciating their inner gifts. Everyone has talents and they need to be proud of them as they are all important (excellent conversation starter, deep compassion). You also much honor the things you love, whether you are good at not. For example, you may love weaving but not be the best at it -- Elliott says you must do these things anyway because this is listening to your heart. Sam suggests that no one is good at anything when we first try it, but if you continue to put time and energy into it you will improve. tandem, the progress you make will also make you feel better in combination with doing what you love.
Integrity is one of the pathways to happiness according to Elliott. We must be conscious of the “water cooler effect” as in gossiping. When we do this we are taking money out of the integrity bank account. Not trusting yourself gets in the way of your inner peace. Knowing you’re doing the right thing is a way to build a rapport with yourself and earn trust with who you are as a person. A good way to do this is to pay for the coffee of the person behind you which is a small gesture that could make someone’s whole day.
