The AFISA Elements Newsletter by Adele Frost, M.Ed.
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Hello there, AFISA Elementors!
May is Spiritual Month
The month of May is a funny month for me. I witness many people blossoming with energy just like the spring flowers coming into bloom, yet other folks become quiet. Why? The months of May and June celebrate our birth parents on Mother's Day and Father's Day. Most often, these holidays are joyous for folks with children and living parents.
The reality is as May begins, some of us go into a time of reflection. We realize that almost half the year has gone by. We question where is it time going? Time is moving so fast. We realize that life is so precious. Beautiful moments are here and then they are gone just like the beautiful spring blossoms.
Not everyone is in the position of celebrating these holidays, especially if there was trauma and definitely if their parent(s) have passed into the spiritual realms. I hear alot of "why"s during my sessions.
May is a time to reflect on your purpose and reason for being here on Earth.
It's Spiritual Month so let me remind you - YOU ARE HERE FOR A REASON(S!) You are valued and have purpose here on Earth!
When I'm Life Coaching folks, their purpose is not always obvious. Let's remember that Rome was not built in a day! Your best self needs time to develop and grow! I encourage my clients to build good foundations in the 12 categories of life as they find his/her purpose.
We start with 1. the Identity Game during the first 90 minute session and move into using my life coaching sheets which I call 2. the CVPS system. These sheets are available to you in my AFISA Elements Scheduling for Success Workshop Packet. (see below for the link.) It's a way of writing not only goals but feelings of alignment and authenticity of who you want to become. We use 3. the AFISA Elements Personal Health Plan Program to address barriers to becoming your best self and incorporate those strategies into your CVPS Life Coaching Sheets. The Identity Card, CVPS sheets and AFISA Elements PHP Tool becomes your personal support plan to obtaining your dreams.
10 Things I Do in the Spiritual Month of May
1. I remind myself of the Four Noble Truths. (1) Suffering is a part of life. Pain and suffering involves the four elements of pain: Physical, Emotional, Mental Mindset and Spiritual Pain which I explain in my AFISA Elements Personal Health Plan Program. Check it out on AdeleFrost.com. (2) Needs of attachment/belonging and cravings/desires are causes for suffering. Knowing the origin of where your feelings are coming from clarifies why you may feel and act the way you do. (3.) Pain is inevitable.... suffering is optional! You can break free of pain and suffering. You can be happy and find peace again. (4) Follow the Eightfold Path to attain enlightenment.
2. I review the Eightfold Path of Buddhism. Many of us are in spritual pain but do not understand it. The Eightfold Path breaks it down easier to understand: (1) Correct View - Understanding the true nature of reality and the causes of suffering; (2) Correct Intention - understanding the wholesome intentions and renouncing harmful thoughts & actions; (3) Correct Speech - speaking truthfully, kindly and avoiding harmful speech; (4) Correct Action - Engaging in ethical behavior that does not harm others; (5) Correct Livelihood - Choosing a vocation that adheres to ethical principals and avoids harm.; (6) Correct Effort - Exerting effort to cultivate wholesome qualities and abandon unwholesome ones.; (7) Correct Mindfulness - Being fully present & aware in each moment, observing thoughts, feelings and sensations without judgement.; (8) Correct Concentration - cultivating a focused and concentrated mind through meditation practices. - www.e-buddhism.com
3. I remind myself that I have purpose . Through my pain, this newsletter and my life coaching program was born. Pain and suffering serve purpose. Dig deep this month and reflect on why you are in pain. If itās death, then find life. If itās disability, then find ability. If itās disease, then find ease through treatment and self care. Pain pointed me toward personal development and my circle of support who help me in living a better life ā not focusing on the pain and suffering.
4. I Schedule My Annual Doctor Appointments! Rule out the medical first! I need to address my pain with both western and eastern medical modalities. Typically, I plan my annual physicals and holistic care appointments in January but revisit them in May/June, near the half way mark of the year to follow up on things. This is to ensure that Iām caring for my templeā¦ my vessel from GOD. The self-care piece of this spiritual process is addressing your physical health! First and foremost, take action on better health for you (and your loved ones!).
Yes, I said the word GOD. Not your thing?
5. I Tap into G.O.D. Gratitude. Optimism. Devotion. Iām not preaching here but tap into G.O.D. Itās an acroymn I first heard from my mentor Brendon Burchard. He is the world-reknown High Performance Life Coach. Check him out https://app.growthday.com/referral-trial?via=adelerefersbrendonburchard79
6. I Spread Blessings. We all need alittle helping hand. Call a loved one. Donate. Volunteer. Perform a random act of kindness. Spread alittle love around as blessings. I promise you it will boost your spirit to feeling more positive that you helped another person.
7. Iām Quiet. I dump the airpods. I listen to my environment around me. I listen to others more. I listen. I listen. I listen. What am I hearing today? What is the message today? What are the themes that keep playing out in my life? What am I learning from these lessons?
8. I Realize What Time It Is. I take note each day of how many days Iāve lived and how many days I may have left here on Earth. I realize that I want to use the gifts that I have been given and that I need to get those gifts out to you asap. I realize what time it is and I find energy to start doing what I need to do before I die.
9. I Focus Daily Through Meditation and Prayer. I use Vishen Lahkianiās 6 phase meditation of (1) sending compassion to myself and the world; (2) giving gratitude for what I had, have and will have; (3) forgiving myself and others for their thoughts and actions; (4) visualizing my future dreams; (5) creating the perfect day today as a bold move forward toward that vision; and (6) asking GOD/Universe/Spirit for a blessing. I am a Christian so I talk to God, Jesus, Mary, Jospeh, the Apostles, the Holy Spirit, My Arch Angels and Guardian Angels, My Deceased Loved ones, My Spirit Guides and some Saints for support and good measure as I serve others in my purpose here on Earth. I need help and guidance throughout my day to stay on task to get things done. Divine intervention helps me along the way with cell phone blips, commercials on tv, noises and alarms to remind me that I have work to doā¦. Stop scrolling, watching tv and getting distracted!!!
10. I Manifest & Create My Environment. My Extraordinary Daily Planner has been an inspiration to keep me on task with my purpose, responsibilities and obligations. By understanding a few purposes that I need to achieve soon, Iām able to plan my day and get some of my tasks done each day. I carry over what I didnāt do and try to address them within the week. Iāve realized that I need help in many areas, especially IT systems. Iāve invested my profits into myself which are multiplying into streams of abundance ten-fold! My conversation with a life coaching client today was shutting off the water hose of abundance for a bit to expand my containers! (Another storyā¦another time.) I encourage you to create your environment for prosperity and abundance. You can then help and inspire others, giving back and serving as your highest self here on Earth.
Spiritual Month Challenge
Go on Pinterest and search one of following things:
Differences in Religions
Ways to Meditate
Ways to Pray
Acts of Kindness
Promises from God
EVENTS
Join me on May 12th at 3:00pm EST to discuss the bridge from pain to personal development = the AFISA Elements Personal Health Plan Tool
specifically focusing on the Spiritual Element during Spiritual Month.
In this webinar, I'll discuss the research and strategies of well-being that I discovered on my path of personal development. I'll introduce you to the Personal Health Plan tool and show you how through my program you can overcome your pain, be productive and happy again. Register for the event here:
https://www.adelefrost.com/spiritual-afisa-element-php
Join me on May 29th at 3:00pm EST at my Fun & Quick workshop, The Identity Card Game!
The Quick & Fun Identity Card Game for Life Vision is a tool that helps you create an identity card for yourself and/or gain further clarity in the things that are most important to you!
This game will
* clarify your Life Vision goals
* help you identify the character / role of who you are
* help you identify the character / role of who you want to be
* confirm your Life Vision course
* serve as an Identity Card for daily inspiration and motivation
* help you realign your goals for this upcoming quarter
Here's the page to register: https://www.adelefrost.com/identity-card-game
Here's the Amazon link to my Identity Card Game chapter in the book, The Life Coach's Tool Kit Volumne 3, created by Erik Seversen with 27 World-Class Experts!
Scheduling for Success on Saturdays and Sundays!
Join me on Saturday mornings at 8:00am EST or Sunday Evenings at 7:00pm EST to Schedule Your Week for Success. Check out the weekly Zoom links under the Events section on my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AdeleFrostLifeCoach
PRODUCTS
My students/elementors use these sheets and planners for MAXIMUM clarity and daily focus of weekly strategies to obtain goals in their Life Vision. It's available for purchase on my storefront link on Etsy: https://www.adelefrostllc.etsy.com
Here's the direct link to the listing:
https://adelefrostllc.etsy.com/listing/1686591668/afisa-elements-scheduling-for-success
Use the AFISA Elements process of organizing your annual goals through the AFISA Elements Scheduling for Success Worksheets and the Extraordinary Bundle of the Life Vision Daily Planners April-June 2025!
Here's the planner link on Etsy: https://adelefrostllc.etsy.com/listing/1846594418/april-may-june-2025-extraordinary-bundle
PROMOTIONS
Anyone who signs up for their first session of Life Coaching with me will receive the Scheduling for Success Packet for FREE, as well as, the Extraordinary Life Vision Daily Planner for that month or the next for FREE! Book your 1st Life Coaching Session Now! Here's the link: https://www.adelefrost.com/offers/gorFeTSv
RESOURCES
Mindvalley App: I've been a member on the MindValley Platform for years now, learning about various topics in spirituality. Here's a direct afflifiate link to check this awesome website! https://join.mindvalley.com/r/jHn6Y7zMdgSi
Lifebook Program: I started my personal development journey through the Lifebook program. I follow the cadence of the Lifebook Lifestyle of 12 categories: Health&Fitness, Intellect, Emotional, Character, Spiritual, Love Relationships, Parenting, Social, Financial, Career, Quality of Life and Life Vision. Each year, I update my tangible Lifebook with my premises, purpose, vision and strategies to help be become my best self. I encourage everyone to create their own Lifebook. I suggest it here in Spiritual Month as the process completely impacted my spiritual element and gave me purpose of why I am here on Earth - one reason is because of YOU! Here's a link to get started! https://get.mylifebook.com/trial/
Book: Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty Interesting enough, I listened to this book long ago then realized there were some lessons that I missed the first go around. I purchased the book and plan on reading it this month. I laughed today when I realized that the Vedic Personality Test was in the book. I've been looking for that! (It wasn't in the audibles was it????) I'll be taking that right after I send this newsletter out to you!
IN CONCLUSION
If you're reading this last section, I'm very proud of you! You're one of the few. You're committed to exploring the spiritual aspect of life. There aren't many of us out there. Maybe there is a calling for you? Are you listening? Are you going to take the challenge this month of becoming a better you and possibly serving others? Reach out to me via email for more discovery! [email protected]
Your Life Coach Extraordinaire,
Adele Frost, M.Ed.
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