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<p><strong>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have an attitude, I have a PURPOSE&#8221;.</strong></p>
<p>Hi, my name is Darsana Roldan and welcome to my website. I have an extraordinary life and if I die today, I will be completely satisfied with the choices I have made. I can honestly look myself and my family straight in the eyes and say, “I consistently walk my talk and therefore I have no regrets.” My question to you is&#8230; can you say the same? Think about it for a minute.</p>
<p>But the truth is that it wasn&#8217;t always like that. I spent the first 27 years of my life trying to get ahead, but always feeling like I was behind. Going through the journey of overcoming alcoholism and drug addiction over 23 years ago changed my interpretation of what adversities represent and pushed me into Recycling My Human Potential. Through that initial journey, I realized that challenges and adversities are just opportunities for greater growth!</p>
<p>I believe that no matter how much money you have, how healthy you are, or how evolved you perceive yourself to be, life continues to bring along many challenges. This is no big deal once you <strong><em>understand the purpose behind it</em></strong>! Why? Because although this is where MOST people struggle and feel stuck, at the same time this is where the answer to their problems exists. How important is this? Extremely important, because it means that with the appropriate guidance, most people can transform their lives in a very short amount of time! You see, ‘True Success’ is a lifestyle and once you learn how to Recycle Your Human Potential, everything has value in it, especially the things that you don’t like.</p>
<p>Whether you are dealing with challenges or having trouble achieving your goals, you can overcome these issues! Is this journey easy? Honestly, it’s different for everyone, but you don&#8217;t have to do it alone. After working with thousands of clients throughout my career, counseling, seminars, public speaking, radio, and many other avenues, I have gained many powerful insights. If I had to choose one to share with you at this point is that,  &#8221;It&#8217;s not what you know, is what you do with what you know that makes a difference&#8221;.</p>
<p>But the answer is NOT to try harder. The truth is that we are all very smart and capable. So WHY is it that some of us are able to live a life of <strong>congruency</strong>. Nine out of ten people I talk too tell me that they know what&#8217;s important for them, but the choices they make moment by moment, conscious or unconscious, do NOT reflect the same thing.</p>
<p>The biggest problem I see when working with clients is that although MOST of them truly have the desire to live a certain type of life, they have very little awareness on how to do it. On top of that, MOST people believe that although human behavior is probably the most complex phenomena ever, that somehow we are supposed to figure it all out without any help. How crazy is that? For anything else is completely acceptable to hire a particular individual or organization, but when it comes to overcoming life challenges and achieving our personal goals, the taboos are endless!</p>
<p>Life Itself is our MOST precious gift EVER! Everything that you have ever experienced and will ever experience is because you are ALIVE! And the truth is that all of us only have a certain amount of time to make the best of it. So you would think that most people would be having a blast everyday and only doing things that support them being happy, healthy and enjoying an abundant life; but they are not!  I have been doing this for a long time and I know that  in order for me to really help you, we have to take a <strong>close look at your whole entire life and you have to learn how to live consciously all over again.</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Think about it! Do you really understand what it means that we are all uniquely different? Have you ever considered how complex you are and to recognize your relationship with life? Do you take time daily to analyze that in one way or another <strong><em>everything </em></strong>has a direct impact on the quality of your experiences? I can honestly tell you that not once have I worked with two different people that react the same way to anything.</p>
<p>But I can tell you one thing. The human potential is by far the most advanced and sophisticated force in the Universe and when certain things fall into place, the transformation happens quicker than what most people have been led to believe. My suggestion is that you call me and set up a confidential consultation <strong>immediately</strong>, before the deletion filters in your mind talk you out of it. I can guarantee you that once we get to talk, you will know my teaching comes from the way I live my life!</p>
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		<title>It was all worth it&#8230; Disciplined Mind!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite quotes and the inspiration for this blog is by Buddha&#8230; “There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.” After spending the last two years with my precious family deeply immersed in reevaluating, reminding and reconnecting myself with Life Itself, I [...]]]></description>
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One of my favorite quotes and the inspiration for this blog is by Buddha&#8230; “There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.” After spending the last two years with my precious family deeply immersed in reevaluating, reminding and reconnecting myself with Life Itself, I am walking away with what I believe is my greatest contribution to Consciousness&#8230; a disciplined mind. If you want to help the world, you must help yourself first!</p>
<p>At times this journey became so fulfilling that I contemplated the idea of moving  with my family to Costa Rica and spend the rest of my life meditating and being as close as possible to nature. On the other hand while writing this blog I debated if I should share with you that at times it also felt like I was dying. I decided that the only thing I have to share is that in order to have an extraordinary life, you must dissolve the illusion of fear.<span id="more-1082"></span></p>
<p>So if you are wondering why I am writing about this journey, if I don’t want to share all the details? It is because it is NOT important. Drama is humanities’ biggest challenge and in order to dissolve it, we must realize that it is nothing wanting to be something. In order to lift humanity, animals and the planet to its original pattern, we must abandon talking about the drama, contemplating it and believing that it is through contrast that we regain our appreciation for the gift of Life.</p>
<p>As Wallace D. Wattles said, &#8220;The moment you permit your mind to dwell with dissatisfaction upon things as they are, you begin to lose ground. You fix attention upon the common, the ordinary, the poor, and the squalid and mean; and your mind takes the the form of these things.&#8221;</p>
<p>What’s important to me at this moment is that I have been appointed through my work, <a href="http://www.DarsanaRoldan.com">&#8220;Progressing Change through Beauty, Wisdom and Success”</a> and through our Foundation <a href="http://www.igetitmovement.org/">Empowering Young People </a>By doing so I get to continue the evolution of my individual Soul in the most harmonious path, while living an extraordinary life. When Einstein said, “What the mind can conceive, It can achieve.” It is obvious to me that he meant a disciplined mind. Happiness, Prosperity, Fulfillment, it is all possible and equally available to everyone once you discipline your mind. Although this is YOUR journey of Self Discovery, you DON&#8217;T have to do it alone!</p>
<p>Experience Your Freedom,<br />
Darsana</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<h1 style="font-size: 2em;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><strong> Shift Happens!</strong></span></h1>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica;">Have you ever read or heard about synchronicity? Have you ever stopped to think what are the possibilities for things to unfold the way they do every day? All the unlimited things that could have completely changed the outcome of any particular situation in your life? No, I am not tripping, it is exactly the opposite! Over 20 years ago I made a conscious decision to stay away completely from drugs and alcohol to discover myself and how life would be without them. Because of that one decision, my life has continued to CHANGE in ways that I would have never even begun to imagine. Every day is full of infinite possibilities because I have grown from within, enough to understand that the outside world is only a reflection of what is going on inside of me! That as long as I continue to have passion, determination and appreciation for the present moment, not one thing has to change in the world for me to be happy and celebrate the things I value most!<span id="more-981"></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you are not becoming more interested in what you are reading by now, I suggest you  tie your Self down to the chair and continue reading because this is not about me, this is about YOU. You see, there is no accident to why you have attracted what you are reading and either you can make the decision to take this information to heart and shift the way your life is going, or you can continue doing the same things you have been doing and continue looking for answers in the wrong places. In all honesty, that is actually the way we are programmed to survive by our ancestors, and it’s probably not such a bad idea when you were learning how to walk and talk, but I believe you are ready now to make a conscious choice to unleash the unlimited potential within your True Self, while learning how to gratefully appreciate all the blessings in your life!</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Let me just quickly highlight that when we don’t listen to the subtle signs going on in our life, consequently we bring the crazy DRAMA right into it. From there, it can get worst or better, depending on wether or not you choose to be a victim, or reach out and learn that taking risks is what allows us to CHANGE and GROW! After making so many mistakes and making life incredibly hard and painful, I am now experiencing a more loving, prosperous and rewarding way of experiencing life, one day at a time. My heart desire to live a meaningful and purposeful life is what motivated me to create this blog and to activate the power of collaboration to change the World!</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">When you begin to live life this way, you begin to understand and develop higher levels of awareness that allow you to experience a new reality. All of the sudden life has new meaning and your beliefs, along with your mindset, shift and you are guided to serve others. Prosperity consciousness reveals itself through your passion and purpose and now success is no longer a goal, it is within your Self and it becomes a lifestyle. What others think of you have very little impact on who you are and you express yourself more freely because you are not attached to the outcome.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Remember, it all begins with the conscious choices you make and in order to do that you have to learn how to go within. Part of my life purpose is to inspire, empower and intensify your ability to discover the changes you want to make for the evolution of your individual Soul and for the contribution you add to the shift in Consciousness going on in the world. Together (<a href="http://www.igetitmovement.org"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">IGetItMovement</span></a>) we can Be The Change We Wish To See In The World and shape the vision for younger generations to follow. I believe that One Love, One Wealth and One World is the way things were meant to be and I will do everything I can until the day I die to Be loving, Be Giving and Be Willing to equally celebrate humanity, the animals and the planet!</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<h1 style="font-size: 2em;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><strong> Latino, You Are Who You Are!</strong></span></h1>
<p>I am convinced that even if I spend another 47 years expanding my awareness starting from where I am now, I would only be scratching the surface of my inherent unlimited potential. I am also quite aware that the world around me hasn’t changed, but it is my inner transformation that has allowed me to create my own reality and see the physical world completely different than what it used to be. Have you ever wondered why me? For years I felt like I was so different than members of my own family, friends and other people that were Latinos like me. I was trapped in the middle of my own inner war because a part of me felt proud for growing up with certain values and interests and another part of me didn’t agree at all with some of the beliefs and misconceptions around me. Among other things, there were too many unanswered questions regarding religion and no one dared to step out of the imaginary boxes within the human mind.<span id="more-629"></span></p>
<p>I can’t even begin to explain the invigorating joy that flows through me in every moment because I no longer choose to let ignorance and illusions give form to my reality. By mastering the mental faculties available to me, I have created an awesome life in which the next moment is always pregnant with even greater experiences.</p>
<p>But it was not always like this. For many years I was suffering from self imposed fears and insecurities about who I was and where do I fit. You see at the age of 2 my parents decided to move back to their home, Puerto Rico, and I spent the next 16 years absorbing the energy that became the foundation of my reality. Right after my sophmore year my parents moved to California and I spent my senior year in high school not only struggling with learning a new language and culture, but also fighting the desire to grow and embrace the world I was exposed to, yet debating if by doing so I would loose who I thought I was. For the next 10 years I struggled even more with this dilemma and I used things like alcohol, drugs and sex as a way to hide and survive. I was fighting unseen demons, but they seemed so real to me then.</p>
<p>Like all of us I have a story, and perhaps in the book that I am writing I will get into more details, but for now I want to speak to the 38.8 million Latinos in the USA  that could use my experiences as a spring board for the next step they are about to take. No matter what you think, feel, or do with your life, you will ALWAYS be who you are. So if you are Latino, be grateful for what it offers you, but don’t be afraid to change and become a greater expression of God just because unconsciously you don’t want to betray your roots. As a matter of fact, you would benefit tremendously from evaluating the impact that your up-bringing is having on every decision you make. Like my mother would say, “No votes el muchacho con la placenta.” Celebrate the gifts and  blessings and let go of the misconceptions and limitations.</p>
<p>Beliefs around religion, alcohol, addictions, male privilege, nutrition, parenting, competition, work, digression of women by sexualizing them, acts of violence against humanity and animals, just to name a few of the unconscious behavioral patterns that were blocking the flow of God Consciousness flowing through me in all my affairs and consequently were robbing me of my own true happiness. I am not more or less Latino than anybody else just because for the last 20 years I have become a different version of me. You see it doesn’t matter how much money you make, your reputation, (el que diran la gente), how popular you think you are, or anything else. How successfully happy you are is a direct result of the awareness, understanding and application around the  realization that You are Who You are because you were created in God’s image.</p>
<p style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="color: #ff0000;">Hasta la proxima vez, “Los Cambios Son Necesarios, Pero No Tienes Que Dejar De Ser Quien Tu Eres&#8221;</span></em></span></p>
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<h1 style="font-size: 1.5em;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><strong>Just Because!</strong></span></h1>
<p><strong><em></em></strong>Do you ever wonder why people do the things they do, only to find out later that they were doing it for the wrong reasons? Do you ever tell yourself that you wish you knew then what you know now? The point is that everything is always changing and just because you see things one way now, doesn’t mean that your perception will remain the same, specially if you are like me, someone that loves to live in the present moment but believes that the more you know, the more you realize you don’t know anything!</p>
<p>Just because you are from a younger generation doesn’t mean you have to give in to coolness and give up meaningfulness. Or that you have to use certain clothes or choice of words to give the world a certain image about who you think you are. It doesn’t mean you have to pursue physical goals rather than spiritual growth. Please, don’t tell me that underneath all that stuff, you don’t have the inner desire to love and to be happy, or perhaps to find your life purpose!<span id="more-635"></span></p>
<p>Just because you are from an older generation doesn’t mean you have to be stubborn and pretend that you were always the same person you have become. Or that you have it all figured out and therefore there is no possibility for further growth. Come on, times are changing and we are now exposed to more information and discoveries than ever before in the history of mankind, so it would make sense that you open yourself to greater awareness and accept that you don’t know it all.</p>
<p>Just because you are at a point that you think you have things pretty much under control doesn’t mean that things can’t change so quick that your whole world can be flipped upside down. Denial, justification, and even ignorance are choices you make and therefore find yourself stuck in a routine and the convenience of finding new toys to make you feel better about yourself. But you don’t care because you see yourself on top of the world anyway and choose to see and put everybody else down if they are not playing your game.</p>
<p>Just because you are an embodiment of the Spirit you have the right to be authentic and live every moment in passion and be conscious about the vibrations flowing through You. Not only you love your Self, but you feel secure, worthy and confident that you are creating the life of your dreams and that your main objective is to share your talents and gifts with the world as you receive from the Universe all your needs harmoniously. You are convinced that Divine Presence is the ultimate reality and that humanity, the animlas and the planet are within your Consciousness and just because of it, you are making the changes within you, that you wish to see in the World.</p>
<p style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="color: #ff0000;">Until next time, “Either I don’t get it, or you don’t get it, but it’s time to wake up”</span></em></span></p>
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