The Pursuit of Happiness

I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness lately. My book The Journey to Happy is launching on October 19 and I’m so excited! (and I’ll be sending you emails so you can buy it that day for just 99¢ (Plus you’ll get 5 free transformational videos and a meditation — it’s a great deal), so happiness has very much been on my mind.
I love the quote from Benjamin Franklin:

“The U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee happiness,
only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.”

First of all, do you find it as amazing as I do that our forefathers thought that happiness was so important that they included it as one of our rights that needed to be protected?

Here’s the entire quote (and [spoiler alert] it’s actually in the Declaration of Independence):
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
As I pondered this, I clicked on the “definition of pursuit of happiness”:
“The pursuit of happiness is defined as a fundamental right mentioned in the Declaration of Independence to freely pursue joy and live life in a way that makes you happy.”
Wow! So again, I find it so incredible that our forefathers thought that it was so important that we be able to pursue joy and live life in a way that makes us happy that they designed our country around it. That means not only do you have the right to the pursuit of happiness, but I think you have the responsibility to pursue happiness. Because happiness makes you better, it makes everyone around you better and it makes the world a better place
It’s so funny to me how when I’m writing these newsletters that some kind of synchronicity will very often happen. I get Abraham’s Daily Quote and this morning as I was writing this newsletter, I opened up their quote for today:

“The best thing you could do for anyone that you love, is be happy!”

It’s just so true. Doesn’t being around a happy person make you feel better? And doesn’t being around an unhappy person just drag you down? That may seem pretty simplistic, but it’s so important. As I talk about in my book, it’s all about energy. When we stay in the higher, faster (happier) vibrations, good things come to us. When we’re in the lower, slower (unhappy) vibrations, things in our lives just keep on getting worse and worse. The trick is to figure out how to get into those higher, faster (happier) vibrations and stay there as much as possible.

That’s what my whole life has been about and that’s what I talk about in the book. I tell the story of how I went from an unhappy, stressed out, burned out divorce attorney who was $50,000 in debt, 40 pounds overweight, and in an unhappy marriage and how everything started to change for me after I first came to Sedona.
The secret is in the subtitle of the book – “How Embracing the Concept That Nothing Is Wrong Can Transform Your Life”.
After struggling for so many years, I finally discovered that it was the struggle that was creating all the problems. The more I worried about money, the deeper in debt I went. The more I hated my body, the fatter I got.
What we resist persists. When I was finally able to drop the resistance, everything changed:
• $50,000 dropped out of the sky.
• I dropped 40 pounds (in 5 weeks without diet or exercise)
• I went from doing work I hated to doing the work of my dreams with Sedona Soul Adventures.
How did I do it? That’s what I talk about in the book and even better — I tell you how you can have the same results. I give you 9 Stepping Stones — simple, but incredibly powerful processes to transform every area of your life.
All of this was the basis for how Sedona Soul Adventures was created and is devoted to helping people like you to completely transform your life. To bring you the happiness that is your birthright.
It’s your responsibility to pursue your happiness. No one else and nothing outside of you can make you happy. It’s all an inside job. That’s the pursuit.
I’ve written the book so that more and more people know about Sedona Soul Adventures and the amazing transformations that happen here. What can happen in 3 or 4 days still astonishes me, even after all these years.
If you want to pursue your happiness in a big way (and who doesn’t want to pursue their happiness in a big way?) come to Sedona and do a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat. We’ll figure out where the resistance is and what’s holding you back from the life (or the relationship) of your dreams. We’ll take you through the process of learning how to drop the resistance and move into connection. We’ll give you the tools to get you into those higher, faster (happier) vibrations and stay there all the time. Too good to be true? Actually, it does even more than that!
Contact us, connect with an Angel Guide and they’ll explain how we can do that for you. Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. Or if you’d prefer, call us toll free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988 or click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. (Remember, we’re here for you on Sundays). Connect with the happiness that is your birthright.
Wishing you a week filled with happy,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 
Michele says her Soul Adventure was “life changing” and now “happiness is here to stay”
“The universe decided that I was going on this retreat on 11.11.11 and from the moment I made that decision, so many parts of my life started falling into place. I decided to do this trip completely alone and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. This was a life changing experience and now that I am back home, I am “just happy” and I now “get it”. Never in my life did I have the ability to be happy without a reason, but I do now. In the 4 days I have been back, I have been put to the test. I fell back into an old pattern just yesterday but I now have the tools + the ability to snap out of it and get back to the place where I was back in Sedona. Doom + gloom is a place I never want to return back to + happiness is here to stay. When I turned 40 this past summer, I knew that I needed a big change in my life and Sedona Soul Adventures was exactly what the doctor ordered. All of the practitioners I met were all such remarkable, inspirational healers. I had amazing connections with all of them and I learned something different from each one.    =)”

Michele Z., Lawrenceville, New Jersey

 
“Science Proves That Travel Makes You Happier” –
The Traveler eMagazine reported on this study from Cornell University “spending money on experiences is more likely to bring you lasting happiness than spending money on material objects. The reason being that people “adapt” to physical objects – meaning the things you’ve bought will bring decreasing amounts of happiness as time goes on and you get used to having them around – whereas those one-off experiences [like travel] will be looked back upon with joy that only increases.” So traveling to wonderful places makes us have a joy that continues to increase.
I know that is certainly true for me. Some of the most spectacular experiences of my life have been on our trips to Egypt and Peru.

Which one is on your bucket list?

   Egypt: Feb. 12-26                             Machu Picchu & Peru: June 17-30

Both the trips are so fantastic. Seeing these amazing places, traveling with other like-minded people (and you don’t have to be a Sedona Soul Adventures graduate to come with us – no previous experience required!), doing ceremonies at these sacred sites, seeing Machu Picchu for the first time, seeing the Great Pyramid and Sphinx for the first time, cruising down the Nile, it’s so fantastic.
Watch a video to see why our Egypt trip is so special – Click here
Get all the information on the Machu Picchu trip – Click here
Email me with questions – Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
Travel makes you happier. Sacred Travel transforms your life – Join me!

3 reasons why the Brad and Angelina thing is important for you

Although it might seem rather vacuous to be interested in Brad and Angelina,
okay, stop right there, you might be thinking, what the heck does “vacuous” mean? I kept trying to come up with the appropriate word (I was coming up with “stupid”, “not spiritual”, “low minded”) and I know the word “vacuous” so I looked it up and sure enough the definition is: “silly, inane, unintelligent, insipid, foolish, stupid, fatuous, idiotic, brainless, witless, vapid, vacant, empty-headed; dumb, moronic, brain-dead, fluffy, fluffball.”
I love finding words that have so many meanings and are so nuanced.
Okay, back to the topic — While on some level it might seem foolish and unintelligent and brainless and vapid and fluffball, and even though it might feel like we’re gossiping, that’s not what this is about. When I heard the news, I literally exclaimed out loud “Oh no!” and I genuinely cared. My very first thought was, “if people like that who seem to have everything can’t make it work, who can?”
So here are 3 reasons why this situation offers you some important life lessons:
1.  It’s never the stuff on the outside that makes us happy and content, it’s always the stuff on the inside.
I spent so much of my life telling myself that I couldn’t be happy until I had        _______________. It was always something — more money, thinner body, better relationship. I talk about this a lot in my new book, The Journey to Happy, [coming next month!] because one of the huge aspects of the Journey for me was finally getting it, that it is NEVER about the outside stuff making us happy, it’s always the inside job.
And I see it now with people that we work with all the time. They tell themselves they can’t be happy unless and until they have the great job, a certain amount of money, until they’re thin, have the great relationship, etc., etc.
Here are 2 people who (seemingly) had it all. I mean, really, these two had everything — beauty, brains, money, love, children, fabulous homes, travel, exciting careers, an interest in helping other people (and the means to do it). And it still wasn’t enough.
2. Another person can’t make you happy, only you can make you happy.
If Brad Pitt can’t make you happy, what does it take? Well, the answer is very simple. Another person can’t make you happy. A fabulous, loving relationship can add greatly to your happiness, but it simply isn’t going to make you happy if you’re not already basically happy. If you want to be happy, you’ve got to find a way to be happy within yourself.
3. You can’t take anything for granted in life (or in relationship). If stuff is going on, it’s got to be dealt with.
The internet is awash with rumors about what went wrong. I don’t know what it was, but I do know this. If stuff is going on in your life (or your relationship), you’ve got to do something about it. And if you don’t, things start to fall apart.
What’s the stuff you’ve got going on? Are you happy? Are you unhappy?
Are you living your life in peace and fulfillment or are you stressed out and burned out?
Do you feel calm most of the time, or fearful and anxious?
Are you happy in your relationship or do you know there are issues that need to be addressed?
Are you living your life purpose or stuck in a job you hate?
If stuff is going on, it’s got to be dealt with. It’s as simple as that. If you don’t deal with it directly, you’ll end up dealing with it in some other way. For a lot of people if they don’t deal with something head on, they end up getting sick. As one of my teachers used to say, you can deal with it now while the Universe is nudging you, or you can wait until they hit you with a 2 x 4. Your choice.
Don’t wait until the Universe hits you with a 2 x 4. Do something. Now.
You deserve to have a happy, blissful life and a wonderful, loving, supportive relationship.
Don’t wait. We’ve had so many people come here after a divorce and tell us “I was blindsided. I had no idea she (or he) was so unhappy”. You know when something has to be dealt with.
Connect with us and speak with one of our Angel Guides. They’ll connect with you (or both of you if it’s a couple) and in this deep conversation, they’ll figure out what the “stuff” is that needs to be dealt with and they’ll custom design the retreat that is perfect for YOU. For the life or the relationship you’re craving.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. Or if you’d prefer, call us toll free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988 or click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. And remember we’re here for you on Sundays.
Wishing you a week filled with happy,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 
Danielle says her Soul Adventures retreat was “the trip of my life”
“This experience has been hands down the trip of my life. Every healer that I worked with comes from a place of utmost integrity. I am so blessed to be surrounded by so many uplifting, and loving people. I have already been transformed beyond measure”

Danielle F., Winter Garden, FL

 
Download your copy of our beautiful “Mysterious Egypt” report
Get our beautiful report about Mysterious Egypt, the temples and tombs, the Gods and the Goddesses.
And join me on our next amazing Return to Egypt tour, Feb. 12-26, 2017. The Great Pyramid (including 2 hours of private time inside the Great Pyramid just for our group for ceremony and meditation), the Sphinx, Karnak, Isis Temple at Philae, 5 day Nile Cruise on a 5-star ship, 5 star hotels (including the fabulous Mena House which is right next to the Pyramids!).
Come with me on this trip of a lifetime.
On the pricing, this is all inclusive – air fare to and from New York (JFK) to Egypt, 3 flights within Egypt, 5 star hotels, 5 day-5 star Nile Cruise, 3 meals each day, our Egyptian guide (who reads hieroglyphics!) even your tips and travel insurance. Click Here for all the information on Pricing.
If you have any questions about our trip, send me an email at: Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
Or feel free to give me a call. Here’s how:
• Cell – 1-928-301-2896
• Office toll- free – 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada)
• Outside the US and Canada – 001 928-204-5988
Or Click here and I’ll call you – I love talking about Egypt!
And last but not least, Click here to download the report – I hope you enjoy it.
Don’t wait! Now is the time to give yourself the gift of Egypt.
 

 
 
 

Why you should care about the Sedona Vortex Energy

I’ve had 3 occurrences in the past week regarding the Sedona Vortex energies, so that tells me I need to talk to you about it, especially about why it’s something you should care about.
The major thing that happened is that I was interviewed by The Arizona Republic, which is the Phoenix newspaper. It’s so funny, because The Arizona Republic is one of the straightest, most conservative newspapers in the country, so I love it that they contacted me to ask about the Vortex Energy in Sedona! They’re doing it as part of their on-going series of “Only In Arizona” and they’re right — there is no other place where this happens.
The next thing that happened was that a new client came in and asked about the Vortex Energy (which happens a lot). The third occurrence was that Bashar (the internationally known channel) was in Sedona last week-end and I went to see him and he talked about Sedona. Here’s what he says:
“Sedona is a powerful, transformational vortex unparalleled in its own way, unique in its own way, that allows for communication and connection to multiple dimensions of reality on your world.”
He went on to explain that when he says unparalleled and unique, he means that there is literally no other place on the planet where this takes place. My favorite part was him talking about how the vortex energy of Sedona causes everything to be amplified, meaning energy is amplified, love is amplified, connection is amplified, disconnection is amplified. Whatever you bring to Sedona is magnified and amplified. Thoughts, feelings, vibrations, whether positive or negative, will be more greatly enhanced and intensified on all the levels – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual.
So that’s why you should care about the Sedona Vortex Energy. Knowing there is a place you can go where everything is amplified and which allows for connection to multiple dimensions. When you combine that with the amazing practitioners who come here from all over the world to do their work, and the intense energy that people bring who come here and want to have their lives transformed, you have what I call “The Sedona Effect”. This amazing combination makes real transformation happen quickly and easily. And it’s transformation that lasts.
Are you ready to let the Sedona Effect work its magic on you? If you have an intense desire to have transformation in your life, then you already have the third element. So all you have to do now are the other two:
1) Come to Sedona and
2) Work with our amazing practitioners. They are masters at utilizing the incredible Sedona energy to achieve true transformation that lasts.
Connect with us and find out what a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat can do for you. Speak with one of our Angel Guides (they’re the people who design the retreats). They’ll connect with you (or both of you, if it’s a couple). They’ll  get to the heart of the matter and design the perfect retreat to bring you into the life or relationship of your dreams.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. Or if you’d prefer, call us toll free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988 or click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. And remember, we’re here for you even on Sundays!
Many blessings,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 
Pam says “the combination of Sedona’s energy and the outstanding practitioners gave me invaluable tools to nurture my spirit and steady my soul.”
“I accidentally stumbled onto Sedona Soul Adventures’ Web site while surfing the Internet and knew that it was something I wanted to do. Knowing there are no accidents, about a year later, I found the circumstances of my life swirling around in a way that left me questioning my life’s purpose. I decided that it was the perfect time to head to Sedona for a Soul Adventure. The combination of Sedona’s energy and the outstanding practitioners gave me invaluable tools to nurture my spirit and steady my soul.”

Pam G., Merrimack, New Hampshire

 
Connect with the powerful energy of ancient Egypt – Feb. 12-26, 2017
Egypt is one of the highest energy places I have ever experienced. Coming to Egypt will make transformations happen that you can’t even imagine. Come with us on this trip of a lifetime – Feb. 12-26, 2017
Look at those happy faces feeling the energy from our Egypt tour a few years ago. Cindy, the woman in the middle, became a major spiritual teacher after this trip. What a transformation!
“I’ve traveled all over the world and I have to say my trip to Egypt with Sedona Soul Adventures was the most incredible experience I’ve ever had. It brought me into self realization and believing in myself. I now know in my heart that everything is possible. Even six months later, I’m still putting together pieces that happened there and applying them in my everyday life and growing every day.”
– Holly Kaplan
For all the information on our Day to Day Itinerary Click here.
For all the information on pricing Click here.
If you’d like more information, send me an email at:
Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com – I love talking about Egypt!
Wishing you a week filled with high energy!
 

Will Smith says yes!

Do you love getting excited? Do you love having something fill you up with enthusiasm? My friend Alan sent me this 10 minute video of Will Smith and I want to share it with you. My favorite part is where he’s talking about Make a Decision! When you do, the Universe will come together with everything it’s got to help you. You can make everything you want happen.

So watch this and I guarantee you’ll feel great after you do!

Click on the video to watch it.
And then take Will’s advice and decide to make something extraordinary happen in your life.
You can do it.
You can be, do or have whatever you want.
You just have to decide and then take action.
One of the things we do really well is to help people get clarity on what they want and giving them tools to take action. Connect with us today and talk to one of our Angel Guides. They’ll connect with you and get at the root of what’s going on with you, what’s holding you back and (the best part) what are your deepest dreams and desires, what do you truly want? Then they’ll custom design the perfect retreat to bring you into the life (or the relationship) of your dreams.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. Or if you’d prefer, call us toll free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988 or click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. And remember, we’re even here for you on Sundays!
Wishing you a week filled with making powerful decisions,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 
Darren says “Sedona Soul Adventures is the single best decision I have ever made for myself and the ones I love”
“I truly believe and know in my heart that I would not be living life today had I not found Soul Adventures. My beliefs have changed. My heart is full. My patterns are different. My old self that was full of pain and prevented me from moving forward was left in the desert somewhere. My new self is pure of thought and full of love for myself and those around me. I am the being I was meant to be born into this world. There may be those who read this and are saying to themselves “yeah, right how can anything change a person’s life that much?” That resistance is a great indication that this is for you, as I was that person at one time. The resistance I had was the refusal to look at myself. I chose to face myself and did the work and gained my life back. Sedona Soul Adventures is the single best decision I have ever made for myself and the ones I love. My life has changed completely. Difficult decisions have become easy. Difficult people at work have become pleasant and easy to deal with. My relationship with the lady I love is deep and loving. My children have become happier, outgoing and confident. Good things are happening in a short period of time because I changed me. If it sounds simple, it is! Change ourselves and everything around us changes. Thank you for this opportunity to share my thoughts and feelings. Forever loving and grateful.”

Darren W., Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada

 
Decide to go to Machu Picchu with me this June 17-30 2017
The Peru trip is so incredible — Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Ollantaytambo, Cusco, the Sacred Valley. Come with us on a transformational journey to this amazing place. Spending 2 weeks with Jorge Luis Delgado, our incredible shaman and guide, is life changing. Doing ceremony at Machu Picchu on the Solstice, traveling with other like minded adventurers — it truly is the trip of a lifetime.
“The Sedona Soul Adventures Peru Trip in June was AMAZING! Jorge is an extraordinary guide, teacher and spiritual Master. I will be forever grateful for this trip and the positive impact it has had on my life.”

Suzanne West

Why going on our Peru trip will make you happier (June 17-30, 2017)

Look at that picture of Machu Picchu. Doesn’t it just “get” you? Doesn’t it just speak to something in your being?
Experiencing Machu Picchu in the very, very special way that we do with our shaman and guide, Jorge Luis Delgado, is such an incredible, amazing, life changing experience. And I can’t describe it to you, because I don’t want to spoil the surprise!
And we will be in Machu Picchu on the solstice, June 21 – can you imagine!?!
One of the people who went on one of the past trips (who I now consider a dear friend) said to me, “Debra you just need to tell people how absolutely incredible and amazing and wonderful this trip is” and I replied, “Stephanie, I try!”. The problem is, there simply aren’t words to describe the incredible combination of what happens on this trip:

• the teachings of Jorge Luis, our incredible shaman
• the amazing ceremonies, meditations and initiations
• visiting places that are so ancient from time out of mind
• experiencing the other worldly energies of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
• spending the night with a local family on the island of Amantani in the middle of Lake Titicaca
• experiencing the gateway of Aramu Muru, which was re-discovered by Jorge Luis
• journeying with other like-minded seekers and making friendships that last a lifetime
• the tools you will receive to incorporate these energies into every part of your life

I asked Stephanie to write about her experience and here’s what she said:
“The Peru trip exceeded all of my expectations. Peru has been on my bucket list for many years…. I went into the trip not knowing what to expect, keeping an open mind and letting Sedona Soul Adventures guide my path. I did very little to prepare for the trip (as far as research) since I could tell once I booked, that every detail was taken care of. I loved the packet Debra sent giving details of sites we would be visiting, what we needed to bring etc. She regularly sent us updates as the date approached with reminders of things – I felt so taken care of. I felt so fortunate to be on this tour. It was clear once I landed in Lima that every detail had been covered, taking the stress and guess work out of foreign travel. Jorge was such an amazing guide, his knowledge of Peru is amazing! We saw things that I never would have seen (or experienced) had it not been for Jorge and his love and knowledge of his beautiful country. Both Jorge and Debra helped guide me through spiritual healing that has been needed to free my mind and spirit from past resentments, fears and pain. All of the ceremonies were beautiful and enlightening. Ever since I came home my family has made comments about how happy I seem. I really am – I feel better!  I look forward to taking what I’ve learned on this trip from not only Jorge and Debra, but also from the others in our group. I formed friendships during this trip that I know will last a very long time. I most definitely give every aspect of this trip a 10!”
Stephanie Springel
On this journey to Peru, the planetary heart center, we will take the Shaman’s journey inward within ourselves. We will work to explore our depths, to rediscover our essence, to remember who we are, why we are here at this time and to find our place of service. Simply by placing ourselves in the center of the powerful, mystical energies of Peru, shifts and activations of new levels of awareness and new states of consciousness will occur within us.
Why going to Peru will make you happier: I read an interesting article in the New York Times while I was in Peru (on my iPad). It was a report on a study about money and happiness. They looked at how much more money did people need in order to be happier and how spending the money made them happy or not. One of the things they discovered was that people think that if they made twice as much money that they would be twice as happy. But the study showed that people who had doubled their income only reported a happiness increase of about 5%. The other part of the study showed that buying lots of “stuff” didn’t increase happiness at all, but that spending money on family and friends and on significant trips made people the happiest. I was especially interested in that because I know from all the years that I’ve led these sacred journeys, I’ve never had anyone say anything but, “that was one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself”. I still stay in regular contact with people I traveled with over 10 years ago, and these are some of the deepest relationships of my life. I’ve had so many people go on both the Egypt and Peru trips and the most common thing I hear from them is about how those trips absolutely had changed our lives and continued to impact us to this day.
Stephanie told me I need to tell you how absolutely incredible, amazing and wonderful this trip is. I hope I’ve accomplished that.
But more than that, I hope you will connect with yourself and give yourself this amazing gift.
And remember, you don’t have to have completed a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat to go on the Peru trip. Some people have, but it’s not a requirement.
If you’d like to hear people talking about their amazing trip to Peru with Jorge and I, listen to the Video Testimonials – CLICK HERE.
For all the information on our fabulous day to day Itinerary – Click here.
For all the information on Pricing – Click here.
If Peru is calling you, decide NOW to go. This year’s trip SOLD OUT and I don’t want you to be disappointed.
Come with me on this trip of a lifetime.
Wishing you a week filled with happiness and adventure,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 

 
Download your free copy of our beautiful “Machu Picchu & Sacred Peru” report
Our beautiful 23-page report has so much information (and beautiful pictures) of Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo (one of the most incredible spiritual places you will ever experience), Lake Titicaca, the Doorway of Aramu Muru and much more.
For your free copy, Click here.

 
 
 

Freaked out, elephants on Brooklyn Bridge and flying high – don't let fear stop you

Have you ever let fear prevent you from doing something really important? I know I have and I’ll bet you have too.
I’m reading the most interesting book right now and it’s reminded me about things about human nature — that humans get freaked out over things they don’t understand and simply because of that, no matter how fabulous the new thing is, they will keep it out of their lives in a weird effort to be “safe”.
When I tell you what I’m reading, it’s probably not going to sound very interesting. It’s “The Last Days of Night” and it’s the story of when electricity first started to be used in the United States and specifically about the struggle between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse over who invented the light bulb (at one time they had over 300 court cases going). But the part of the book that I find completely fascinating is that for many years the American people were so freaked out by electricity that they refused to even think about having it in their homes. They saw that some people had been electrocuted, they knew what a powerful force it was and the reaction of the man on the street was “no thanks, I’m not having that in my house, it’ll kill me”.
Can you imagine your life now without electricity? What’s even more interesting is that there were many scientists at the time who were saying that it was absolutely impossible to harness electricity so that it could be brought into everyday use. One of the really bizarre things that happened during this war between the AC (alternating current) and DC (direct current) industrial giants, is that the AC people got the New York legislature to use their opponent’s DC generator for the world’s first electric chair. Proving conclusively that this stuff will kill you!
When elephants walked over the Brooklyn Bridge
In 1883 when the Brooklyn Bridge opened, it was the only bridge linking Brooklyn and New York. It was the largest suspension bridge ever built and people were completely freaked out and wouldn’t use the bridge because they were afraid it wouldn’t hold. They believed that if too many people and horses and buggies were on the bridge, that it would collapse. Finally, the New York City officials arranged for P.T. Barnum, the well-known circus showman, to have 21 elephants and 17 camels walk across the bridge, finally dispelling this fear.
How Howard Hughes helped people freaked out over flying
Of course, when air travel started to be a reality, people were completely freaked out. It was just too dangerous! Worse, in the beginning the only planes weren’t jets that could fly at high altitudes, they were small planes flying at low altitudes with lots of turbulence. If you’ve ever bumped around in a puddle jumper, you know exactly what I mean. One of the reasons Howard Hughes got involved with TWA was because he wanted to develop commercial planes that could fly at high altitudes so that people wouldn’t be so freaked out about flying and that large numbers of people would start to fly. Can you imagine if your entire flight between Los Angeles and Chicago felt like the take off and landing? Instead, the planes climb to around 36,000 ft and (for the most part) the ride is smooth. Howard Hughes was one of the people who helped Americans stop freaking out about flying.
Even now, many people are very fearful about flying, in spite of the fact that flying is much more safe than driving. According to anxieties.com (what a name!), flying is 19 times safer than driving!
All of us have irrational fears. Some are cute and endearing, but some are debilitating. Fear is an interesting thing — it’s very important and worthwhile when it’s telling us to be careful about something (don’t jump off the cliff), but if we allow it to control us, we can end up living a life that robs us of joy and happiness.
For most of us, it’s persistent low level fear that creates the problems in our lives. Fear of speaking to that person who might end up being your soul mate, fear of trying something new, fear of doing something to change your life because it might not end up changing it. I love the bumper sticker that says “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?”
Wow! – what would you do? That’s a big one, isn’t it?
If there is something you would do, but you’re afraid of doing it, PLEASE don’t let your fear hold you back. I’m not saying do something rash and stupid, I’m saying don’t let your fears hold you back. If there’s something big you want to do, like starting your own business because you need to follow your soul purpose, do all the homework and put all your ducks in order, but start taking steps toward reaching your dream.
Or maybe you’re like I was before I first came to Sedona. I had no idea what my soul purpose was, I just knew something was very wrong with my life. I was unhappy and frustrated. I felt completely stuck. I knew I had to do something, but I had no idea what it was.
Then I came out to Sedona for the first time (this was in January, 1999). When I came I was burned out, stressed out, 40 pounds overweight, $50,000 in debt and doing work I hated (I was a divorce attorney). I came here for 3 days and got the message I had to change my life. Once I got home, as soon as I made the definite decision to leave my law practice, $50,000 dropped out of the sky. I started coming to Sedona to do my own healing work, moved here in 2001, started Sedona Soul Adventures in 2002, dropped 40 pounds (without diet or exercise) and now do the work of my dreams (I talk about all of this in my new book that’s coming out in October, “The Journey to Happy”).
Were there times when I was afraid? Yes. Were there times when my family thought I was crazy? Yes. Am I very glad all this happened? Yes! Yes! Yes!
Don’t let your fears stop you. Let them help you. There’s lots of information in that fear, it’s telling you where the gold is for you, it’s telling you where your biggest healing is.
Let us help you move through your fears and have them start working for you. We are so great at doing that! Connect with us today and talk to one of our Angel Guides. They’ll connect with you and get at the root of what’s going on with you, what’s holding you back and (the best part) what are your deepest dreams and desires? Then they’ll custom design the perfect retreat to bring you into the life (or the relationship) of your dreams. I’m not saying you won’t ever be afraid again, but now you’ll have the tools to move through the fear in every area of your life!
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. Or if you’d prefer, call us toll free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988 or click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. And remember, we’re even here for you on Sundays!
Wishing you a week of no fear,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 
Kelly says her Soul Adventure was “worth every penny” and now she follows “a path of love, instead of fear”
“Sedona Soul Adventures surpassed all my expectations. The practitioners are deeply committed, knowledgeable, and caring. I felt like l had the best possible experts all working together to help me find and focus on my “true” self. I have a tool box that I can use when faced with challenges, and am better able to recognize triggers and instead of reacting, I’m able to reconnect with my inner voice and follow a path that is informed by love instead of ego or fear. Worth every penny, and I plan to go back again for a refresher and/or to continue my development.”

Kelly R., Chicago, Illinois

 
Is Egypt Safe?
One of the most common questions people ask me is “Is it safe to go to Egypt?” Here’s what I know:

• I have been going to Egypt since 1983.
• The Egyptian people are some of the nicest, friendliest, warmest people I have ever met and they love Americans.
• I have been taking groups to Egypt each year for 12 years (since 2004). I have taken 5 groups since the revolution (the last one in February, 2016) and these 5 trips have (in my opinion) been the best ones ever. There’s an excitement and a new feeling about the Egyptians that even having the beginnings of more freedom has brought to them.
• The U.S. has not issued any travel advisories for Egypt. I was just there in February (2016) and it was absolutely wonderful and we all felt completely safe at all times.

But don’t take it from me. Here is what some of the people from our last 2 trips had to say:
“The Return to Egypt February 2016 trip was most definitely my Journey of a Lifetime!!! I have never felt more safe, secure, or well taken care of in any of my travels as I did with SSA and Guardian Travel.”
Linda Kaczor
“My visit to Egypt with Sedona Soul Adventures in Feb. 2016 was absolutely amazing! I felt safe, secure and taken care of by SSA and Guardian Travel. The Egyptian people were so friendly, warm and welcoming.”
Diane Reynolds
“Debra, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you for this life altering and most memorable journey to Egypt [Feb. 2016]. I need to express a very important message. EGYPT IS VERY SAFE!! Not once did I ever feel I was in any danger. Our guides at Guardian Travel were wonderful.”
Diane Sardoni
“My Journey with Debra to Egypt [Feb. 2016] was awesome. Egypt is a very safe country. I cannot express enough how safe Egypt is. This trip far exceeded my expectations.”
Anita Stewart Wells
“I went to Egypt with Debra and Sedona Soul Adventures in February [2015]. This trip was one of the most wonderful experiences of my life especially because I felt very safe during the entire experience. Everything was perfect. Money well invested!”
Ginger Wishik, MD
“I had the most wonderful time on my trip to Egypt with Debra in February. It was delightful and there were no crowds. We saw everything and took our time. I never felt unsafe for one minute. Please don’t let fear keep you from one of the most exciting adventures of your life. You will never regret your trip.”
Joyce Eleanor
Here’s the basic information on the trip:
Click Here for our incredible Day to Day Itinerary (the Pyramids, the Sphinx, 5 day cruise down the Nile, Abu Simbel, Philae, Karnak, Luxor, private time in the Great Pyramid just for our group).
On the pricing, this is all inclusive – air fare to and from New York (JFK) to Egypt, 3 flights within Egypt, 5 star hotels, 5 day-5 star Nile Cruise, 3 meals each day, our Egyptian guide (who reads hieroglyphics!) even your tips and travel insurance. Click Here for all the information.
If you have any questions about our trip, send me an email at: Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
Or feel free to give me a call. Here’s how:
• Cell – 1-928-301-2896
• Office toll- free – 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada)
• Outside the US and Canada – 001 928-204-5988
Or Click here and I’ll call you – I love talking about Egypt!
Don’t wait! Now is the time to give yourself the gift of Egypt.

 
 
 

Why do 67% of 2nd marriages fail? 74% for 3rd marriages

I think that most people are aware of the statistic that in the US, 50% of marriages fail. What most people don’t realize, is that is the statistic for first marriages.
What’s really astounding is that in the US, 67% of 2nd marriages fail.
When you look at 3rd marriages, it’s a whopping 74%.
Articles about this discuss different reasons, such as it’s difficult to bring together blended families in second marriages, oftentimes there are additional financial burdens because of obligations owed to the first marriage and there’s not the same commitment if you don’t have children together. I agree, those things absolutely contribute, but I don’t think that’s the real reason.
Many of you know that I was a divorce attorney for over 20 years in Omaha, Nebraska. Over that 20 year time period, I had a number of clients for whom I did 3 divorces.
The reasons became very clear to me. The same person (my client) was marrying the same person over and over again, the new spouse just had a different name. They had a different name, but they had the same issues. They were never doing anything to change the dynamic. They were bringing the same issues to each of the marriages, whether it was #1, #2 or #3.
People with abandonment issues kept marrying people who would ultimately abandon them.
Women with demanding, controlling fathers who were emotionally unavailable would marry men who were demanding and controlling and emotionally unavailable.
Men with unloving mothers kept marrying women who they felt just didn’t love them enough.
People who grew up in homes where there was addiction and abuse (alcohol, drugs, physical, emotional) would marry people who were addicted and abusive.
I could go on and on, but you get the picture. If we don’t do anything to deal with the issues, we keep bringing them into the next relationship. And we keep bringing in people who bring those issues up, so that they can be healed.
When two unhealed people come together, the results can be catastrophic and deeply painful. But the really great news about all this is that if you do something to change the dynamic and deal with the issues, you can transform your relationships. How fantastic is that?
For the past 14 years (through Sedona Soul Adventures), I’ve worked to help couples stay together. It’s ironic, isn’t it, that after spending 20 years divorcing people, I’ve now spent 14 years trying to help them heal.
One of the most important parts of what we do with our couples retreats is that we focus on each individual and then we focus on how these 2 individuals come together as a couple. The blocks and gunk and disconnection that are happening for one person are different from the blocks and gunk and disconnection that are happening for the other person. And until you deal with those, you’ve got 2 unhealed people. So in our couples retreats, each individual does their own sessions to deal with their own issues. Then we have them do sessions together, bringing the healing of each individual into their healing as a couple.
The results are astounding. We just had a couple come last month who did their retreat as a last resort. In actuality, the wife had already decided she wanted to end the marriage and was initially planning to come to do an individual retreat. Then she agreed to do the couples retreat, but her plan was to use it to end the marriage in a way where they weren’t hating each other. Instead, after their very first session, all that got completely turned around.
When she did her Emotional Clearing and Repatterning session (separately), she saw how deeply she actually loved her husband and cleared out huge amounts of anger and resentment that she was holding with him.
In his clearing session, he finally dealt with the abuse he had endured as a child. He said, “I realized I was never loved and this made me feel that no one could ever love me”. He saw how he was (unintentionally) pushing his wife away.
They did their first couple’s session together and both of them were more honest with each other than they ever had been. They realized they really loved each other, but they were wary about whether or not it was too late to make it work.
They then did a Soul Healing and a Core Belief Transformation, separately. More gunk was cleared out. They each saw how they had contributed to the problems. They both said they were completely blown away at how much hurt and anguish got washed away in those sessions. He said he left the Soul Healing feeling full of love for himself and his wife. And they each received tools so that they could deal with issues after they got home.
They did an Enneagram session together and realized how their individual types were causing so much friction, especially in their communication. But the best part was, they each learned what the other one needed and they both could really hear it.
The highlight for both of them was their Breath session, which they did separately. Her heart came completely open and she said “I remembered how much I love him and how much I wanted to feel that with him again. I felt such love for him and I realized in that moment that I did want to be with him and make this all work!”
His breath session was equally powerful. After some initial clearing that was very emotional, he said he suddenly saw his inner child and felt like he had had a rebirth. He said, “I saw him smile at me for the first time. All of a sudden he became part of me and I felt full… no longer alone! I felt so peaceful and calm.”
After all that wonderful work, they had a blissful couples massage!
And then on their last day, they did a 4 hour couples session, bringing it all together. Really connecting their hearts and as they said, “marrying their masculine and feminine and making a new commitment to each other and their new life”.
In their final Integration session, they reviewed everything they had learned and committed to using the new tools they had been taught. They said, “Before our Soul Adventure, we were lost and desperate – it was truly a last resort. Our Soul Adventure was 1,000 times more than we thought it would be… Everyone should have a Soul Adventure and every single one of you will be invited to our 25th Wedding Anniversary!”
When their Angel Guide (the person who worked with them and custom designed their retreat) found out what had happened, she wrote me an email that said “Okay now I am just going to go lay down and cry. This IS the MAGIC and POWER of what we do.” Even though we’re used to miracles, when one this big happens, it truly is amazing. And I love it that even after 14 years and all these thousands of people, I still get amazed.
If you’re in a marriage that’s not working, you need to do something about it. And getting a divorce and marrying someone else is NOT the answer. The statistics say it all — you have a much better chance that you’re going to get a divorce the second (or third) time around. It’s not about changing your spouse, it’s about you changing yourself and your spouse changing themselves so that you can have a changed relationship. If you keep on doing the same thing, you’re going to keep on getting the same thing. It’s that simple.
If you’re ready to have things be different, if you’re ready to remember why you fell in love with each other and if you want to feel that way again, please come to Sedona. Connect with us and connect with one of our Angel Guides. They’ll speak with both of you separately and really get at the heart of what’s going on with each of you and with your relationship. The Angel Guide session is for you, there is no cost and no obligation. Many people tell us they feel a lot better just talking with the Angel Guide, because they start to feel like there’s hope.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. Or if you’d prefer, call us toll free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988 or click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. And remember, we’re even here for you on Sundays!
Wishing you a week filled with amazement,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 
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What happens when you connect with excellence and ignite your Divine spark

I’ve been watching the Olympics this week and I’ve just been struck by what happens when we are in the presence of excellence. It’s just so incredibly inspiring and it just makes us want to connect with that highest part of ourselves and to experience more and more of it. I love that feeling so much, don’t you?
When I was a kid, I did swimming, diving and gymnastics. I was a terrible (slow) swimmer and not very good at gymnastics, but I loved doing both of them. I was pretty good at diving (I was 6th in the state for women’s open diving when I was 12 years old, competing against women who were 18). Doing those three things has given me enough knowledge about them to really know just how absolutely incredible and amazing and unbelievable these young athletes are. Just watching them and experiencing their excellence is awe inspiring.
I especially loved listening to the fantastic gymnast Simone Biles after winning the gold in a team event. She was saying that when you’re doing well, you just want to keep on doing better and better, to keep on pushing the envelope.
And that’s what happens when we connect with excellence. There’s an energy to it, a vibration that leads you to want more and more and to experience a higher and higher vibration.
And understand, I’m talking here about excellence, not perfection. It’s funny, after I wrote that I thought to myself, “what exactly is the difference?”, so I looked up the definitions.
Excellence is defined as “the quality of being outstanding or extremely good.”
Perfection is defined as “the condition, state, or quality of being as free as possible from all flaws or defects.”
Of course, none of us are ever going to reach the state of being completely free from all flaws or defects. It’s not going to happen, and striving for that will drive you crazy and lead to frustration and disappointment.
But we can all strive to be outstanding or extremely good. Striving for that feels uplifting and empowering and even better, feels like it might be possible.
I think one of the reasons we enjoy watching the Olympics (or sports, or concerts, etc.) is because watching another human being achieve a form of excellence connects us with that highest part of ourselves (which is free from flaws or defects). It connects us with that Divine spark that I believe we all have and we feel this sense of recognition. And it can re-ignite that Divine spark, if we allow it.
Have you connected with your Divine spark lately? Or does it feel like it’s all but gone out?
I believe our primary purpose on this planet is to stay in connection with that Divine spark and to do everything we can to have it be bigger and bigger and brighter and brighter. And amazingly, that’s what leads to everything else — happiness, contentment, good relationships, satisfying work, abundance, radiant health, etc., etc.
Do you need to have your spark reignited? Or amped up? That’s what I love about our Sedona Soul Adventures retreats, because that’s exactly what we do. We figure out what’s causing the problems with your spark and then we custom design the perfect retreat so that you not only reconnect with your spark, but it gets turned into a roaring flame. And we give you the tools to keep that flame burning bigger and bigger and brighter and brighter.
Click here and one of our Guides will call you. Or if you’d prefer, call us toll free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988 or click here and one of our Guides will call you. They’ll connect with you (or both of you if it’s a couple) in deep conversation to determine exactly where you are and where you want to be; then they’ll custom design the perfect retreat that will bring you the life or the relationship of your dreams. And remember, we’re even here for you on Sundays.
Wishing you a week filled with excellence,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 
Dawn says “before my Soul Adventure I felt out of balance” and now she is more in touch with her “higher self”
“Before my Sedona Soul Adventure, I was feeling out of balance, off track, bombarded with daily routines, unsure of everything… especially myself and my spirituality. I want to THANK you and the practitioners that I worked with during my adventure for the kindness, guidance, and insights that I received.  Most of these experiences were very new for me and, at this time, very necessary in allowing me to become aware of my higher self. These amazing practitioners have shared their wonderful gifts with me and sent me away with a multitude of tools that are helping to guide me successfully along this new path.”

Dawn W., Galax, Virginia

 
You don’t have to be an SSA grad to come on our next Egypt trip                                      (Feb. 12-26, 2017)
One of our wonderful SSA grads signed up for the Egypt trip this week and she was telling me that her adult son is so jealous that she’s going to Egypt and she was telling him (incorrectly) that he couldn’t go on the trip since he hadn’t done a Soul Adventure. I told her that no, we have lots of people who go on the trips to Egypt and Peru who haven’t done a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat (although we have lots of SSA grads who have gone on the trips). She sent me an email the next day saying her son is going on the trip with her to Egypt! They are both so excited!
So I want to make sure that all of you know you don’t have to be an SSA grad to go on our Sacred Travel trips. There are many people who go on our trips who haven’t done a retreat with us. But it happens a lot that after they talk to people on the trip who have done a retreat, they end up coming to Sedona to do that as well.
Watch the video to see why this trip is so special – Click here
For all the information on pricing Click here
To read page after page of fantastic testimonials from real people Click here
Questions? Send me an email at: debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
or even better, give me a call on my cell – 928/301-2896
I love talking about Egypt!
“My visit to Egypt with Sedona Soul Adventures [Feb, 2016] was absolutely amazing! It was incredible to share this adventure with a group of like-minded people through SSA. I felt safe, secure and taken care of. The Egyptian people were so friendly, warm and welcoming.”
Diane Reynolds

 
 
 

Announcing our most incredible Egypt trip yet! Feb 12-26, 2017

Can you believe it? This next Egypt trip will be my 17th trip to Egypt!
My friends all say to me, “Debra, aren’t you over Egypt yet?” and the answer is NO!, I’m not. It’s amazing and incredible and new every single year.
So this is truly going to be our most amazing trip yet. Why? Because:
1. New this year! We’re staying at the fabulous 5 star Mena House, which is right next to the Pyramids. The Mena House is an historic, incredible hotel that is right next to the Pyramids and we were able to get it for this trip. It was originally built in the 1860’s as a hunting lodge for the British aristocracy, it’s such a phenomenal place. I stayed there in 1983 when I went to Egypt the first time and I’ve stayed there 5 times since then. I’m so excited to be there again.
2. We’ve added an extra day, but we haven’t raised the price. There’s so much to see and do, but we want people to be relaxed and have a wonderful time. So we went ahead and added an additional day, but the great news is, we haven’t increased the price.
3. The exchange rate is incredible, so shopping will be extraordinary. The exchange rate is an incredible 9 to 1 right now (8.88 specifically, meaning 8.88 Egyptian pounds to 1 US Dollar). In the past, the rate was usually 3 to 1, so this will make the shopping absolutely incredible, especially for things like hand made rugs and jewelry.
4. This trip is perfect. I’ve been doing this trip every year since 2004. Every year we make tweaks to it and I must say, that at this point (especially with the addition of the Mena House), it’s truly perfect. We see all the must see places, plus places the average tourist doesn’t see. Guardian Travel is always adding surprises, so it’s going to be amazing.
5. Seeing the Pyramids, Karnak, Abu Simbel and cruising the Nile in 5 star luxury. Seeing all these amazing places is so incredible. Staying in 5 star hotels and cruising down the Nile in a 5 star cruise ship, stopping at temples along the way, is simply amazing.
6. This is a spiritual experience unlike any other. If you feel a pull toward Egypt, that means Egypt is calling you and has something in store for you. The energy in Egypt is amazing and experiencing these places is phenomenal. I just had an email this morning from someone who was on the trip this past February and she said the ceremony inside the Great Pyramid (we have 2 hours of private time just for our group inside the Great Pyramid) completely changed her life. And from everything that’s happened to her in the past 6 months (all of it amazing and incredible), it obviously has! That’s what the Egypt trip does for you.
7. I think this is the last year there won’t be huge crowds in Egypt. Europeans have started going back to Egypt, we saw that in February in Karnak and Luxor. In the past, Egypt was difficult because there were so many people there and over the next few years, that will continue to increase. It’s such a joy to go there now and not have huge crowds of people, and I think this will be the last year for that — so go now!
8. Absolutely everything is taken care of for you. I’ve been working with Guardian Travel since 1995 and they are such a joy. They greet us warmly at the airport and after that we don’t touch another bag for 2 weeks. They take care of everything at the hotels, for all our transportation, slipping baksheesh (tips) to the guards so we can do a meditation in a temple, all the hundreds of details that make the trip so memorable.
9. Being with other like minded seekers adds such a wonderful level to the trip.
10. Don’t worry if you don’t have someone to travel with. Our groups usually fall in love with each other within 48 hours and make friendships that last a lifetime.
The big question that everyone asks is, “Is Egypt safe?” I have been going to Egypt since 1983. The Egyptian people are some of the nicest, friendliest, warmest people I have ever met and they love Americans.
I have been taking groups to Egypt each year for 12 years (since 2004). I have taken 5 groups since the revolution (the last one in February, 2016) and these 5 trips have (in my opinion) been the best ones ever. There’s an excitement and a new feeling about the Egyptians that even having the beginnings of more freedom has brought to them.
The U.S. has not issued any travel advisories for Egypt. I was just there in February and it was absolutely wonderful and we all felt completely safe at all times.
But don’t take my word for it. Here is what some of the people from the February trip had to say:
“The Return to Egypt February 2016 trip was most definitely my Journey of a Lifetime!!! I have never felt more safe, secure, or well taken care of in any of my travels as I did with SSA and Guardian Travel.”
Linda Kaczor
“Debra, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you for this life altering and most memorable journey to Egypt [Feb. 2016]. I need to express a very important message. EGYPT IS VERY SAFE!! Not once did I ever feel I was in any danger. Our guides at Guardian Travel were wonderful.”
Diane Sardoni
“My visit to Egypt with Sedona Soul Adventures in Feb. 2016 was absolutely amazing! I felt completely safe and taken care of by SSA and Guardian Travel. The Egyptian people were so friendly, warm and welcoming.”
Diane Reynolds
For general information about the trip (and to watch our video on why the trip is so special) Click here
Click Here for our incredible Day to Day Itinerary.
Click Here for all the information on Pricing.
If you have any questions about our trip, send me an email at: Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
Or feel free to give me a call. Here’s how:
• Cell – 1-928-301-2896
• Office toll- free – 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada)
• Outside the US and Canada – 001 928-204-5988
Or Click here and I’ll call you – As you can tell, I love talking about Egypt!
Wishing you a week filled with adventure,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 

 
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Shattering the glass ceiling and raising the vibration of the planet

Whether or not you love Hillary Clinton or hate her, something happened this week that is amazing and wonderful and that we have to stop and take a moment and acknowledge. For the first time, a woman became the Presidential nominee of a major political party in the United States.
This is truly a huge thing for women and girls. To see that this can be done breaks down a gigantic barrier.
But it does something more. This kind of breakthrough, this kind of shattering, has an even deeper impact on the energetic vibration of the planet. This is a type of liberation, a freeing of constricted energy that has the capability of raising the vibration of the entire planet. We all feel the reverberations, whether or not we are consciously aware of it.
This week one of the commentators at the Democratic convention was telling the story that he was talking with his 5 year old daughter and saying “you can be anything you want, you could be President of the United States”. She looked at him and said “that’s for the boys”. Even at 5 years old, even with a father telling her “you can be anything you want to be”, she already knew the constraints that are out there.
There’s something about seeing someone do it, that makes it seem possible. And that can have a huge impact.
When I heard him tell the story about his daughter, it reminded me that growing up in Iowa, it was made clear to me that my No. 1 Job was to find a husband. My mother’s constant mantra was “You are all going to college, the boys are going so they can become doctors and lawyers and the girls are going so they can catch a doctor or lawyer and then be able to carry on a conversation with their college-educated husband”. That sounds so funny in this day and age, but that’s how I was raised.
When I got to college, within 2 weeks I had “caught” one – a pre-law student and we got married the following summer. Looking back, I think I was so programmed, that I unconsciously zeroed in on him with my huge radar. Three years later, Mike was accepted into Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C. We moved to Washington in 1973 and for the first time I saw women who were going to law school. Not very many of them, but there were some.
Then I got a job working as a secretary for our Congressman from Iowa, Ed Mezvinsky (he is now Chelsea Clinton’s father-in-law). Ed’s Legislative Assistant — Doris — had just graduated from law school and was a practicing attorney.
Growing up in Iowa I had never seen any female attorneys. There certainly weren’t any on TV or in movies. For the first time, it occurred to me that rather than being a secretary, maybe I could be an attorney. I next got a job working for Abe Fortas (the former Supreme Court Justice) and he encouraged me to apply to law school and wrote a fantastic letter of recommendation for me and I got into law school.
I’ll never forget that when I told my mother that I wanted to go to law school, her reaction was “Why?”. I had already ‘caught’ a husband, why would I want to go to law school? My father, on the other hand, was very proud of me and actually a little impressed.
The amount of sexism and sexual harassment I had to endure over the 20 years that I was an attorney was really quite staggering, as I look back on it now. And what’s amazing to me, is that everyone just kind of acted like “that’s the way it is”. I love it so much that even though it still goes on, it’s way better than it used to be.
But I have to say that back when I took my first Women’s Studies class in 1973 if anyone had told me where we would still be today in 2016, I wouldn’t have believed them:
– it’s crazy that women still only make 78¢ on the dollar for what men make for the same work
– it’s unbelievable that there are places in the world where it’s illegal or very much discouraged for girls to go to school
– it’s incomprehensible that girls are still subjected to genital mutilation in some parts of the world
Sexism and misogyny are still alive and well in the world and that’s why this breakthrough is such a big deal and why it’s so important for all of us to acknowledge it and applaud it. I didn’t grow up being told that I could do anything I wanted. Little girls now are being told that and they’ve just seen an example of it. That will have an impact on girls around the world and that is a good thing.
We’ve come a long way. We still have a long way to go. Something good happened for women this week, and I for one want to acknowledge it.
But on an even larger scale, I want ALL of us — male and female — to start living our lives from the standpoint and the knowing that we can be or do or have whatever we want. It took me a long time (and a lot of sessions and a lot of healing) to finally come to the belief and knowing that I don’t have to settle in my life. That it is possible to live the life we want to live.
Do you believe that? Do you believe that you can be or do or have anything you want? If not, why not? What’s holding you back? Did you grow up with parents or other situations that beat you down? Are you living in a situation now that is holding you back?
If so, what are you going to do about it? You have two choices — you can accept it and settle for less than what you want, or you can take action to do something about it. One of those choices can make you happy and content and fulfilled, the other can keep you frustrated, disappointed and feeling hopeless. I invite you to take action, to cast a vote for happiness.
Coming to Sedona for the first time in 1999 set me on the path of starting to live the life I wanted. I was miserable when I came here, I was happy and hopeful when I left 3 days later, and now that’s exactly what happens for people who come here and do a retreat with us. I see it all the time and it is such a joy.
Don’t settle. Do something. Contact us and speak with one of our Angel Guides. They’ll connect with you (or both of you, if it’s a couple), and in that deep conversation, they’ll determine what you need to take you from where you are to where you want to be. Then they’ll custom design the perfect retreat to bring you into the life (or the relationship) of your dreams.
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Wishing you a week filled with feeling your power,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
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“Before my Sedona Soul Adventure, I was filled with doubt about my work,  home, marriage and family. I needed perspective and wanted to know, finally, who I am and why I am here. I returned home with increased inner strength, a profound love for my family, a deep understanding of my purpose and power, and a willingness let go and allow the future to flow through me. As I released resistance to the aspects of myself that I have been denying, even my physical body is changed. It is lighter, more agile. Thank you again from the core of my being.”

Donna R., Shelton, Washington

 
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