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t’s hard to believe that Doyle Ward will have been leading his Affirmation Gatherings on Friday for 4 years. To celebrate this milestone, there will be a special 4th Birthday Affirmation Gathering on Friday October 30 from 7:00 until 8:30pm at the Spectrum Center 4100 Westheimer 77027. When I spoke with Doyle last month, I asked him just what went on at an Affirmation Gathering and how he got into this kind of business. This is what he told me: “A number of years ago I was working in the corporate world and the stress of my job had affected both my physical health and my overall wellbeing. I was 37 and in a health crisis. I could either continue being unhappy or do something else. I picked up the book, You Can heal Your Life by Louise Hay. As I read it, I did everything she said to do. Nothing outside of my life had changed but as I continued to practice affirmations, I started to change on the inside. I decided that I
needed to share the things that had worked for me with others so I because a certified Heal Your Life coach. I added training and certification in hypnosis and transitioned into my own business. I really enjoyed reaching and teaching people about how powerful they are. As my business grew, I felt that it was time to start giving back. As a result of a vivid dream about me leading a free affirmations gathering and encouragement from Rosa Glen Riley, the owner of Spectrum Center, I started hosting a weekly Affirmation Gathering on Fridays. The gatherings grew and so did my business and after 3 years I had to cut back to just one Friday a month but I was seeing so many people being helped through the gatherings I was determined to continue offering them. So what goes on in the gatherings? In the beginning, I spoke about affirmations, what they were, how to craft them and how to use them. Now each gathering has a topic about some aspect of self-growth. Some of our topics have been New Beginnings, Deserving, Choosing Happiness, Choices, Your Relationship with Yourself and the list goes on. Sometimes it is about what we want in life and are we holding ourselves back from achieving it. Occasionally we have a fun night like writing our affirmations on paper, folding them into paper airplanes and flying them around the room. One group favorite is when we play affirmation beach ball. Our attendees learn that affirmations aren’t about speaking warm and fuzzy words. They are all about harnessing the immense power of our thoughts and using them in a positive, productive manner. This gathering is about sharing what I learned during my own journey and guiding the group so they can harness and use their own power of thought to make the changes that they desire. Everything I do has a spiritual focus. In these gatherings people get real coaching and go on to achieve what they want to do because they have the tools they need. I’ve seen people change their lives and I guess this is why I keep doing it. I felt like we needed to do something special to celebrate our 4th birthday. That’s why we are having an Affirmation Gathering Birthday Party. After the affirmations part of the meeting there will be birthday cake and giveaways. The Affirmation Group Birthday Party. Friday October 30 from 7 until 8:30pm at the Spectrum Center 4100 Westheimer #233, Houston 77037. For more information contact Doyle Ward 832-628-4113. BlissfulQuests.com doyle@blissfulquests.com. See ad on page 7.
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