Shift - A Game About Love, Fear and Life

April Shift Circles are posted at the Shift Circles page. Even more exciting is the announcement of our full day THINK IT, SHIFT IT AND MAKE YOUR MOVE!
The full day Shift and Make your Move Intensive is here! This is an opportunity to identify and release those thoughts that are holding you back from your full potential and apply the rules of the game to your daily life. You will learn the techniques and the tools to shift your thinking in 30 days or less. Join us for a full day workout of your mental muscles at The Shift and Make your Move Intensive on Saturday, May 19th 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Boulder, CO, beautiful location TBD. Cost is $150/person. You will leave this day of insight and play facilitated by Shift creators, Nicole Casanova and her team, with a new understanding of your power because you will own the experience that “one small shift in thought can shift your life.” Space is limited, so RSVP today at Circles@ShiftTheGame.com or call 303-666-0168.

As we once again hear the collective sigh of helplessness at the news of yet another senseless shooting, I could not help but be moved by the recent anonymous quote, noted above, from a Virginia Tech student. Fear continues to reign. Fingers are being pointed at the living for not noticing and doing something about the apparently troubled shooter. And now there is a fear of backlash and further violence against others. I literally cannot express my outrage of continued extreme fear-based actions. What drives us at Shift to assist people to move away from Fear towards Love is expressed perfectly by Rhonda Britten in her blog. Please check it out - and for those who don’t know Rhonda’s history, she has faced death head on and is surviving to help others.

I almost went through the whole day not realizing it was Earth Day. As I came down from the mountains at Chataqua Park in Boulder, a normal Boulder-type Earth loving bearded guy stood near the road with a big sign reminding us and yelling Happy Earth Day. He chose to make it his purpose to remind us all to remember to celebrate the Earth today.

I don’t know that I really did anything special for the Earth today. I don’t think I drove less or unplugged more appliances. I’m not really sure that I ate local although I did have lunch at my friend’s house and that’s pretty close to home. Did I celebrate the Earth or show her any more love today? Not really.

However, what did the Earth do for me today. I think that’s the point. The Earth does for us. What do we do for her?

I am so incredibly fortunate to live in Boulder and to be able to be so close to nature. When I needed a break today, the Earth was there for me, no questions asked. I went on a two hour walk in National Geographic-picturesque surroundings. I soaked in the sun. I witnessed the insane abundance of tulips and daffodils running rampant. (As a native of the tropics who never experienced Spring or flowers that bloom other than orchids, I can’t tell you how amazed I am when the flowers come up each season. I’m like a child in disbelief. I know my friends are sick of me saying, “look they’re here again!”) I literally climbed a mountain and then descended into the glorious green valley of Chataqua park where dogs ran and frisbees flew. I walked through a postcard and the Earth held out her arms and abundance and said, enjoy!

The Earth is here for me, for all of us, all the time and I think she’s getting pretty tired of showing up for us when we don’t show up for her. I know that because of where I live I share the same glazed expression of gratitude that many Boulderites glean. However, I know that I’m certainly to blame for not supporting her as much as I can.

I was in Thailand in November and loved living so simply. I stayed in huts with one light and no flushing toilets. My footprint was so minimal when I ate what the fisherman caught and limited my water consumption to the few seconds I could handle the ice cold water in between soaping up.

Now I’m back living in America, driving my Honda. Yes, I get tons of miles and my husband runs biodiesal in his truck, yet I know I can make a shift in even that. My road bike is tuned and race ready and I’m psyched to ride it into town for work now that it’s nice. That’s a way to burn the calories I committed to this winter and support Mother Earth at the same time.

I commit to making sure that we will always continue to publish the game in the US on recycled fiberboard.

I commit to continuing to recycle all that I can, including my girlfriend’s clothes (a special thanks to Donna and Val specifically), and all of our leftovers unless of course they’re so old they look like they’re ready to don their own walking shoes and take themselves to the garbage.

And I commit to acknowledging the gorgeous surroundings I get to live in every day by celebrating them every time I see the majestic Flatirons, the scheduled splash of color and even (yep even after this winter I can still say it) a peaceful blanket of white. When I acknowlegde things and am in gratitude, it’s easier to create action for those things I’m grateful for because they’re first and foremost in my thoughts.

Hey Earth, Thank you for today.

Join us for the “Day Shift”

Perhaps you’ve heard about Shift, the game that shows us why we do what we do.
Perhaps you’ve played the game with your friends and you called each other on your “Shift.”
Perhaps you’ve even attended a Shift Circle and have had a chance to work your mental muscles and connect with other people that are making a shift.

Or maybe you’ve never heard of Shift, yet you’ve heard someone say, “Our thoughts create our reality” and think hey, there might be something to that.

Whether you’ve experienced Shift or not, Summer’s almost here and that means play time! It also means getting in shape. Now’s your opportunity to take your workout to the next level. If the Shift Circles are the Gym for the Soul, then the Day Shift is 5 hours with a Personal Trainer. We work you from the inside.

By the end of The Day Shift you will:
- Understand the three Shift Principles and how they apply to every one of your relationships and experiences
- Be able to clearly identify your Core Beliefs and how they came to be
- Understand how your Core Beliefs run your defenses and see how you can drop them
- Be able to apply the Identity Formula, Thought + Feeling = Behavior, to any situation
- Be equipped with the Shift tools that support you in shifting all of your relationships to equal relationships
- Have insight into why you keep repeating the same situations and see exactly what’s driving your behavior
- Have played Shift and connected from a heart level with other people who are making Shifts in their personal lives and their communities
- Not only know why your friends and family behave the way they do, you will know yourself better than ever before.

Yep, the summer’s almost here and that means fun. Who better to spend it with than that part of you that knows you are whole, complete and loved, that part of you that is pure joy.

Will this be an intense workout of your mental muscles? Yes
Will we expose those pesky voices in your head and support you in operating from a place of love? You bet.
Will we allow you to keep playing The Controller, The Pleaser, The Conditional Giver or the plain old Victim? Not a chance.

Get your ego to the gym and kiss it goodbye!

Gym location: The Oxford Hotel (tentatively), Denver
Date: Saturday, June 9th
Time: 10 am to 4 pm, lunch break from noon to 1
Commitment: $150
To register: Call 303-530-0787

Work the Day Shift so you can let go of what’s working you.