13 September 2012
Life Matters 4 U: Self-Improvement Products
Life Matters 4 U: Self-Improvement Products: What self-improvement tools are you using to improve yourself, and your life? Affirmation cards are one of the most effective ways to...
14 July 2012
ACCEPTANCE
"Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary it means accepting it as it comes... To accept is to say yes to life in it's entirety."
~ Paul Tournier
"Today I know that I cannot control the ocean tides. I can only go with the flow... When I struggle and try to organise the Atlantic to my specifications, I sink. If I flail and thrash and growl and grumble, I go under. If I let go and float, I am borne aloft."
~ Marie Stilkind
Life is very much like a river... When we go along with the current, and take things as they come, we are able to give our full attention to everything around us. We can perceive one thing at a time, and take what we need from the river. We are calm and peaceful enough to see the beauty on the shore.. We appreciate it... We love it.... We are grateful for our life. We can steer ourselves in the direction that we desire to be. We have control over our lives. We accept every circumstance and event as a circumstance leading to something else. We can seek and find the best in everything and everyone.
Yet, when we decide to go against the current, we struggle... We swim and swim, and often stay in the same place. We begin to panic and thrash around. To lash out at life for giving us such hardship and struggle. We curse life, and fight against the river. A fight that can never be won. We don't have any control of the direction our lives are taking us. This fight is really with ourselves. We have chosen it. We think we are only worthy of hardship and struggle. We don't see the beauty of life passing us by on the shore... we are too absorbed in our struggle to survive.
Yes, we may hit a rock, or a tree stump in our journey down the river, but we take it for what it is.... a rock, or a tree stump. We know that it is there for a reason... Maybe to steer us in another direction... or maybe to stop us for a while to see something that we may have missed. There are no accidents or coincidences. Everything happens for a reason. A divine lesson that we must learn in order to grow and transcend to something bigger. A step closer to our true potential.
If we don't accept the lesson that the rock or tree stump provides, we become bitter, and fight against it.. or we give up. We complain and try to find a way to escape the lesson. We begin to swim upstream. We decide that we don't like downstream.. that we are not prepared to go there. We choose the path of suffering and pain... we choose the difficult path.
The great psychologist, Carl Jung, said: "What you resist persists." Very profound words. Meaning that whatever we are against, will keep coming to us, until we learn acceptance of what is. Our lesson must be learnt, so it will keep coming back, in different ways, until we learn it, and move on. If we avoid the lesson for too long, it will become stronger and more in our face, so that we are forced to take notice of it.
It all starts with us... We cannot change or accept anything in our reality until we learn to change and accept ourselves.
You may ask: How do I do that? A great exercise is to look in the mirror, and think of one thing that you don't accept about yourself... something that you are not happy about... something you would like to change... Now ask yourself this question: 'How would my life change if I accepted and loved this thing about myself?' Close your eyes and see yourself in the way you would like to be... doing the things that you would like to do. Feel the sensations of happiness that you would have... Now look in the mirror again, and look deeply into your own eyes and say: "I love and accept myself just as I am." Say this as many times as you can.... and keep saying it all through each day. Say thank you for your life.... say thank you for your body, mind and soul...It may be difficult at first, especially looking into your own eyes and saying these words... but it will get easier and easier as you begin to accept yourself. You will begin to smile at yourself, and you will begin to believe what you are saying.
You will begin to see yourself with the eyes of love. You will begin to accept others as they are... and the world as it is... You will complain less, and be grateful more often. You will begin to uncover and perceive a greatness and beauty in yourself, and the world... a beauty and greatness you could never have imagined. Eventually this will be your default, and you will catch yourself when you begin to complain, and change it to gratitude.
Love, light and great abundance ♥
~ Paul Tournier
"Today I know that I cannot control the ocean tides. I can only go with the flow... When I struggle and try to organise the Atlantic to my specifications, I sink. If I flail and thrash and growl and grumble, I go under. If I let go and float, I am borne aloft."
~ Marie Stilkind
Life is very much like a river... When we go along with the current, and take things as they come, we are able to give our full attention to everything around us. We can perceive one thing at a time, and take what we need from the river. We are calm and peaceful enough to see the beauty on the shore.. We appreciate it... We love it.... We are grateful for our life. We can steer ourselves in the direction that we desire to be. We have control over our lives. We accept every circumstance and event as a circumstance leading to something else. We can seek and find the best in everything and everyone.
Yet, when we decide to go against the current, we struggle... We swim and swim, and often stay in the same place. We begin to panic and thrash around. To lash out at life for giving us such hardship and struggle. We curse life, and fight against the river. A fight that can never be won. We don't have any control of the direction our lives are taking us. This fight is really with ourselves. We have chosen it. We think we are only worthy of hardship and struggle. We don't see the beauty of life passing us by on the shore... we are too absorbed in our struggle to survive.
Yes, we may hit a rock, or a tree stump in our journey down the river, but we take it for what it is.... a rock, or a tree stump. We know that it is there for a reason... Maybe to steer us in another direction... or maybe to stop us for a while to see something that we may have missed. There are no accidents or coincidences. Everything happens for a reason. A divine lesson that we must learn in order to grow and transcend to something bigger. A step closer to our true potential.
If we don't accept the lesson that the rock or tree stump provides, we become bitter, and fight against it.. or we give up. We complain and try to find a way to escape the lesson. We begin to swim upstream. We decide that we don't like downstream.. that we are not prepared to go there. We choose the path of suffering and pain... we choose the difficult path.
The great psychologist, Carl Jung, said: "What you resist persists." Very profound words. Meaning that whatever we are against, will keep coming to us, until we learn acceptance of what is. Our lesson must be learnt, so it will keep coming back, in different ways, until we learn it, and move on. If we avoid the lesson for too long, it will become stronger and more in our face, so that we are forced to take notice of it.
It all starts with us... We cannot change or accept anything in our reality until we learn to change and accept ourselves.
You may ask: How do I do that? A great exercise is to look in the mirror, and think of one thing that you don't accept about yourself... something that you are not happy about... something you would like to change... Now ask yourself this question: 'How would my life change if I accepted and loved this thing about myself?' Close your eyes and see yourself in the way you would like to be... doing the things that you would like to do. Feel the sensations of happiness that you would have... Now look in the mirror again, and look deeply into your own eyes and say: "I love and accept myself just as I am." Say this as many times as you can.... and keep saying it all through each day. Say thank you for your life.... say thank you for your body, mind and soul...It may be difficult at first, especially looking into your own eyes and saying these words... but it will get easier and easier as you begin to accept yourself. You will begin to smile at yourself, and you will begin to believe what you are saying.
You will begin to see yourself with the eyes of love. You will begin to accept others as they are... and the world as it is... You will complain less, and be grateful more often. You will begin to uncover and perceive a greatness and beauty in yourself, and the world... a beauty and greatness you could never have imagined. Eventually this will be your default, and you will catch yourself when you begin to complain, and change it to gratitude.
Love, light and great abundance ♥
29 June 2012
COMPASSION VS PITY
When you are feeling down and depressed, hurt... or sad about something, and someone comes over to you, sees your distress and says 'Oh shame' and gives you a hug, how do you feel? Most of us, if not all of us, feel even sadder, and will often burst into tears. Why do we react this way?
When we are feeling sad or down, we are really dissatisfied with some event or circumstance in our life. This means we are against what is happening. We see what is happening as some sort of threat to us. We feel fear... and thus feel victimised. We feel as though we don't have any control over the situation. We have made ourselves into victims. We have said 'I give up'... or 'There is nothing I can do'... 'I have no control over the situation'. We have put ourselves on a low energy frequency, and thus attract and connect with others on a low energy frequency.
Is that really what you want? Do you want to be surrounded by people who expect and want the best of you; or people that expect and want the worst of you?
Being in a victim mindset means that we are in scarcity mode. We have disconnected ourselves from our higher intelligence, our divine creator, God. When we are in need of something, it means we don't have it. When we don't have something, we are in scarcity mode, as opposed to abundance, which is the knowing that God provides for all of our needs.
Now when someone comes along and says 'Oh shame.... poor you', or curses the situation or person that is causing this unhappiness, for example; what we unconsciously or consciously think is this: 'See, it is true, I don't have any control over anything, I am a victim. This person or situation causing me this pain is a tyrant. This person feeling pity for me also sees me as a victim, and thus feels sorry for me. I have a right to feel this way'. So our belief that we are a victim is strengthened.
When someone curses and aids you in blaming a situation or another person, they are telling you that you are powerless, that somebody or something else, is controlling you. They are helping you to give your power away.
On the other hand, if someone were to be callous and say, 'Stop feeling sorry for yourself', we would feel unloved and victimised too. So what would be a beneficial manner in treating a sad person?
"If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime."
~ Lao Tzu
True compassion is not pity, but rather the belief that we all live in abundance, even if someone else thinks they are living in a Universe of scarcity. It is the knowing that the 'victim' is in abundance, but doesn't realise it at that moment. True compassion is being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes, to understand and to be objective. True compassion is an understanding of the pain that the victim is feeling, yet a knowing that all is well. Isn't it better then to acknowledge understanding, but to let the victim know that there is always a solution, and motivate the victim to find the solution? Feeling pity for someone only disempowers them, because you are confirming that their situation is indeed pitiful. They thus feel weak and unable to solve the problem. Motivating someone to find the solution gives them their power back. They realise that you have faith in their ability to solve the problem, and begin to acquire this faith in themselves, and they feel empowered.
This may seem hard and callous to some. The question is, are you being compassionate, and thus genuinely caring for someone; or are you pitying someone, which is not genuine concern, but the feeding of your own ego? Making someone rely on you... making yourself seem like a caring person, when indeed you are doing more harm than good.
Be a being of compassion, and love, and you have contributed to a greater universe of peace and abundance. You have put yourself on a higher energy frequency, and thus attract people that are on this same higher frequency. We are very much like radios, we connect on the frequency that we are tuned into.
What frequency is your radio on?
When we are feeling sad or down, we are really dissatisfied with some event or circumstance in our life. This means we are against what is happening. We see what is happening as some sort of threat to us. We feel fear... and thus feel victimised. We feel as though we don't have any control over the situation. We have made ourselves into victims. We have said 'I give up'... or 'There is nothing I can do'... 'I have no control over the situation'. We have put ourselves on a low energy frequency, and thus attract and connect with others on a low energy frequency.
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"We often think of peace as the absence of war;
that if the powerful countries would reduce their arsenals, we could
have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds
- our prejudices, fears, and ignorance. Even if we transported all the
bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the reasons for bombs would
still be here, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we would
make new bombs. Seek to become more aware of what causes anger and
separation, and what overcomes them. Root out the violence in your life,
and learn to live compassionately and mindfully."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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Being in a victim mindset means that we are in scarcity mode. We have disconnected ourselves from our higher intelligence, our divine creator, God. When we are in need of something, it means we don't have it. When we don't have something, we are in scarcity mode, as opposed to abundance, which is the knowing that God provides for all of our needs.
Now when someone comes along and says 'Oh shame.... poor you', or curses the situation or person that is causing this unhappiness, for example; what we unconsciously or consciously think is this: 'See, it is true, I don't have any control over anything, I am a victim. This person or situation causing me this pain is a tyrant. This person feeling pity for me also sees me as a victim, and thus feels sorry for me. I have a right to feel this way'. So our belief that we are a victim is strengthened.
When someone curses and aids you in blaming a situation or another person, they are telling you that you are powerless, that somebody or something else, is controlling you. They are helping you to give your power away.
On the other hand, if someone were to be callous and say, 'Stop feeling sorry for yourself', we would feel unloved and victimised too. So what would be a beneficial manner in treating a sad person?
"If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime."
~ Lao Tzu
True compassion is not pity, but rather the belief that we all live in abundance, even if someone else thinks they are living in a Universe of scarcity. It is the knowing that the 'victim' is in abundance, but doesn't realise it at that moment. True compassion is being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes, to understand and to be objective. True compassion is an understanding of the pain that the victim is feeling, yet a knowing that all is well. Isn't it better then to acknowledge understanding, but to let the victim know that there is always a solution, and motivate the victim to find the solution? Feeling pity for someone only disempowers them, because you are confirming that their situation is indeed pitiful. They thus feel weak and unable to solve the problem. Motivating someone to find the solution gives them their power back. They realise that you have faith in their ability to solve the problem, and begin to acquire this faith in themselves, and they feel empowered.
This may seem hard and callous to some. The question is, are you being compassionate, and thus genuinely caring for someone; or are you pitying someone, which is not genuine concern, but the feeding of your own ego? Making someone rely on you... making yourself seem like a caring person, when indeed you are doing more harm than good.
Be a being of compassion, and love, and you have contributed to a greater universe of peace and abundance. You have put yourself on a higher energy frequency, and thus attract people that are on this same higher frequency. We are very much like radios, we connect on the frequency that we are tuned into.
What frequency is your radio on?
1 June 2012
FORGIVENESS
FORGIVE YOURSELF INTO GREATNESS
Are you your best friend... or your greatest enemy?
Forgiveness is a rebirth of hope,
a reorganisation of thought,
and a reconstruction of dreams.
Once forgiving begins,
dreams can be rebuilt.
When forgiving is complete,
meaning has been extracted
from the worst of experiences
and used to create a new set of moral rules
and a new interpretation of life's events.
~ Beverley Flanigan
Forgiving oneself is the most difficult type of forgiving. We are often harder on ourselves than on others. We beat ourselves up for not being perfect. For making mistakes... for not knowing better, and sometimes for knowing better, but still going ahead with the action in question.
When we feel hurt, rejection, frustration and pain, we often lash out in anger and say and do things that we wouldn't usually say or do. We are blinded by our anger. It is like having blinders on... all we see is what is directly before us and we don't like it. We don't think straight. We react in the moment, instead of taking the time to gather ourselves. Regret comes once we have calmed down and realised what we have done, and the consequences of our actions. However, it is too late... what is done is done, and cannot be undone.
In a way, forgiving is only for the brave.
It is for those people who are willing to confront their pain,
accept themselves as permanently changed,
and make difficult choices.
Countless individuals are satisfied to go on resenting
and hating people who wrong them.
Forgivers, on the other hand,
are not content to be stuck in a quagmire.
They reject the possibility that the rest of their lives
will be determined by the unjust and injurious acts
of another person.
~ Gordon Dalbey
How does it serve us to beat ourselves up about what cannot be undone? Does it benefit us in any way? What good then is regret?
Regret is just something that puts limits on us... that stops us from reaching our full potential... from connecting with our inner power. It stunts our emotional and spiritual growth, and keeps us from the freedom we are worthy of.... the freedom we so rightly deserve.
You don't have to know how to forgive... you just need to be willing to forgive. You don't have to tell those you forgive that you have forgiven them. Your forgiving is a private matter between you and your ego. It is a burden that you carry, so there is no need to tell people you have forgiven them. However, if you feel the need to do so... there is no reason for you not to do so. Remember, though, not to expect others to be as forgiving as you are. If they are not, don't permit that to bother you. We are all doing the best we can with the knowledge and experience we have. People don't often learn by being told, but by example, and by living through the lessons, when they are ready... in their own sweet time.
"All the years you have waited for them to
'make it up to you'
and all the energy you have expended
trying to make them change
(or make them pay)
kept the old wounds from healing
and gave pain from the past free reign
to shape, and even damage your life.
And still, they may not have changed.
Nothing you have done has made them change.
Indeed, they may never change.
Inner peace is found by changing yourself,
not the people who hurt you.
And you change for yourself,
for the joy, serenity, peace of mind,
understanding, compassion, laughter,
and bright future that you get."
~ Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiving someone for something does not mean that you have to tolerate their behaviour towards you. We all have the right to choose how we are treated. We also have the right and obligation towards ourselves to see things from an objective point of view. Remember that another person's behaviour towards you has nothing to do with you. It is not because of you that they behave as they do. They are behaving according to their beliefs about themselves and about life... their own issues. We always have the choice to be offended, or not. Being offended means that we feel judged... and herein lies judgement of ourselves.
We have the choice of whether to ignore something... or to react. Reaction is based on strong emotions... in this case, strong negative emotions. Whereas, if we take the time to calm down and put ourselves outside of the situation, we receive guidance from a higher power. We then act from inspiration, rather than emotion, or past experience.
Everyone that is in our lives is here for a reason... even those we see as petty tyrants. They are here to teach us something about ourselves. The people in our lives are but reflections of the things we feel about ourselves. What we hate or dislike in another is the mirror image of something we hate or dislike about ourselves. We need to look inward and find what feelings of unworthiness we have about ourselves, and heal these by learning better self-love.
Blessings of love on your journey of forgiveness ♥
Are you your best friend... or your greatest enemy?
Forgiveness is a rebirth of hope,
a reorganisation of thought,
and a reconstruction of dreams.
Once forgiving begins,
dreams can be rebuilt.
When forgiving is complete,
meaning has been extracted
from the worst of experiences
and used to create a new set of moral rules
and a new interpretation of life's events.
~ Beverley Flanigan
Forgiving oneself is the most difficult type of forgiving. We are often harder on ourselves than on others. We beat ourselves up for not being perfect. For making mistakes... for not knowing better, and sometimes for knowing better, but still going ahead with the action in question.
When we feel hurt, rejection, frustration and pain, we often lash out in anger and say and do things that we wouldn't usually say or do. We are blinded by our anger. It is like having blinders on... all we see is what is directly before us and we don't like it. We don't think straight. We react in the moment, instead of taking the time to gather ourselves. Regret comes once we have calmed down and realised what we have done, and the consequences of our actions. However, it is too late... what is done is done, and cannot be undone.
In a way, forgiving is only for the brave.
It is for those people who are willing to confront their pain,
accept themselves as permanently changed,
and make difficult choices.
Countless individuals are satisfied to go on resenting
and hating people who wrong them.
Forgivers, on the other hand,
are not content to be stuck in a quagmire.
They reject the possibility that the rest of their lives
will be determined by the unjust and injurious acts
of another person.
~ Gordon Dalbey
How does it serve us to beat ourselves up about what cannot be undone? Does it benefit us in any way? What good then is regret?
Regret is just something that puts limits on us... that stops us from reaching our full potential... from connecting with our inner power. It stunts our emotional and spiritual growth, and keeps us from the freedom we are worthy of.... the freedom we so rightly deserve.
You don't have to know how to forgive... you just need to be willing to forgive. You don't have to tell those you forgive that you have forgiven them. Your forgiving is a private matter between you and your ego. It is a burden that you carry, so there is no need to tell people you have forgiven them. However, if you feel the need to do so... there is no reason for you not to do so. Remember, though, not to expect others to be as forgiving as you are. If they are not, don't permit that to bother you. We are all doing the best we can with the knowledge and experience we have. People don't often learn by being told, but by example, and by living through the lessons, when they are ready... in their own sweet time.
"All the years you have waited for them to
'make it up to you'
and all the energy you have expended
trying to make them change
(or make them pay)
kept the old wounds from healing
and gave pain from the past free reign
to shape, and even damage your life.
And still, they may not have changed.
Nothing you have done has made them change.
Indeed, they may never change.
Inner peace is found by changing yourself,
not the people who hurt you.
And you change for yourself,
for the joy, serenity, peace of mind,
understanding, compassion, laughter,
and bright future that you get."
~ Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiving someone for something does not mean that you have to tolerate their behaviour towards you. We all have the right to choose how we are treated. We also have the right and obligation towards ourselves to see things from an objective point of view. Remember that another person's behaviour towards you has nothing to do with you. It is not because of you that they behave as they do. They are behaving according to their beliefs about themselves and about life... their own issues. We always have the choice to be offended, or not. Being offended means that we feel judged... and herein lies judgement of ourselves.
We have the choice of whether to ignore something... or to react. Reaction is based on strong emotions... in this case, strong negative emotions. Whereas, if we take the time to calm down and put ourselves outside of the situation, we receive guidance from a higher power. We then act from inspiration, rather than emotion, or past experience.
Everyone that is in our lives is here for a reason... even those we see as petty tyrants. They are here to teach us something about ourselves. The people in our lives are but reflections of the things we feel about ourselves. What we hate or dislike in another is the mirror image of something we hate or dislike about ourselves. We need to look inward and find what feelings of unworthiness we have about ourselves, and heal these by learning better self-love.
Blessings of love on your journey of forgiveness ♥
12 March 2012
ABUNDANCE VS SCARCITY
Are you living with beliefs of abundance or scarcity?
Abundance is a word that most people very rarely hear. We have been so conditioned to a world of scarcity, so focused on scarcity, that most humans have no idea what abundance is. Everyone we talk to, talks of scarcity of some sort. We only need to put the television on to see scarcity in the form of the news. The adverts tell us that we need this and that in order to be acceptable. The movies focus on violence and crime. The dramas and soapies focus on problem after problem... as if they are things to be revered.
"Abundance is not something we acquire, it is something we tune into."
~ Dr Wayne Dyer
What is abundance?
"Life in abundance comes only through great love."
~ Elbert Hubbard
Abundance is a belief that we tune into. It is something stronger than faith, that this Universe is good, and safe, and providing for our every need. This faith requires that, no matter what our reality may look like, sound like, feel like, we are indeed clothed in protection, love and peace. It is the trust that everything is right, and nothing can go wrong. That everything happens for our higher good. That there is an infinite power that has our best interests at heart. No matter your religion or non religion. It can be called whatever resounds with you. It is only the ego that is consumed with labelling. This higher power has no ego, and thus no care for what it is called. It just is!
"Expect your every need to be met. Expect the answer to every problem, expect abundance on every level."
~ Eileen Caddy
What is scarcity?
Many people say they have faith in God, but they complain endlessly about not having enough, or about all the crime in the world. Where is the faith in God? True faith is not something one turns on and off at will. It is something that consumes everything we think, everything we say, everything we do. There can be do doubt or regret in faith. For then it is not faith. Herein lies scarcity.
"Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."
~ Epicurus
Scarcity is the belief that people have that they live in a world of crime, pain, hurt, poverty. This belief shows up in complaints about not having enough. It shows up when we blame others for what is happening to us. By blaming someone else, we are basically saying that our higher power, or God, or our creator, is not in control of our lives, that the person we blame is. I ask again, where is the faith in that?
Living a life of abundance means focusing on the positive, good things in the world. Embracing them, talking of them, living them. It means being in a state of love, as opposed to a state of fear. It means looking for the best in everything and everyone, and ignoring what we don't like. It means imagining our world to be exactly as we want it, and believing that it will be so. It means accepting that although things don't always seem to be going our way at the moment, that ultimately they are for our best. Accepting that lessons are here for us to reach our full potential, and that if we learn from them, it is for our better purpose.
"Whatever we are waiting for ~ peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance ~ it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart."
~ Sarah Ban Breathnach
Abundance is saying thank you, and appreciating all we are, and all we have. It is the faith that our every needs will be met. It is not positive thinking, it is way beyond that. It is thinking abundance, talking abundance, living abundance. It is living as if today is your last day.
May you shine your light of abundance on the world today, for in doing so, you will be creating the abundant world that you desire.
Love, light and abundance ♥
Abundance is a word that most people very rarely hear. We have been so conditioned to a world of scarcity, so focused on scarcity, that most humans have no idea what abundance is. Everyone we talk to, talks of scarcity of some sort. We only need to put the television on to see scarcity in the form of the news. The adverts tell us that we need this and that in order to be acceptable. The movies focus on violence and crime. The dramas and soapies focus on problem after problem... as if they are things to be revered.
"Abundance is not something we acquire, it is something we tune into."
~ Dr Wayne Dyer
What is abundance?
"Life in abundance comes only through great love."
~ Elbert Hubbard
Abundance is a belief that we tune into. It is something stronger than faith, that this Universe is good, and safe, and providing for our every need. This faith requires that, no matter what our reality may look like, sound like, feel like, we are indeed clothed in protection, love and peace. It is the trust that everything is right, and nothing can go wrong. That everything happens for our higher good. That there is an infinite power that has our best interests at heart. No matter your religion or non religion. It can be called whatever resounds with you. It is only the ego that is consumed with labelling. This higher power has no ego, and thus no care for what it is called. It just is!
"Expect your every need to be met. Expect the answer to every problem, expect abundance on every level."
~ Eileen Caddy
What is scarcity?
Many people say they have faith in God, but they complain endlessly about not having enough, or about all the crime in the world. Where is the faith in God? True faith is not something one turns on and off at will. It is something that consumes everything we think, everything we say, everything we do. There can be do doubt or regret in faith. For then it is not faith. Herein lies scarcity.
"Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."
~ Epicurus
Scarcity is the belief that people have that they live in a world of crime, pain, hurt, poverty. This belief shows up in complaints about not having enough. It shows up when we blame others for what is happening to us. By blaming someone else, we are basically saying that our higher power, or God, or our creator, is not in control of our lives, that the person we blame is. I ask again, where is the faith in that?
Living a life of abundance means focusing on the positive, good things in the world. Embracing them, talking of them, living them. It means being in a state of love, as opposed to a state of fear. It means looking for the best in everything and everyone, and ignoring what we don't like. It means imagining our world to be exactly as we want it, and believing that it will be so. It means accepting that although things don't always seem to be going our way at the moment, that ultimately they are for our best. Accepting that lessons are here for us to reach our full potential, and that if we learn from them, it is for our better purpose.
"Whatever we are waiting for ~ peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance ~ it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart."
~ Sarah Ban Breathnach
Abundance is saying thank you, and appreciating all we are, and all we have. It is the faith that our every needs will be met. It is not positive thinking, it is way beyond that. It is thinking abundance, talking abundance, living abundance. It is living as if today is your last day.
May you shine your light of abundance on the world today, for in doing so, you will be creating the abundant world that you desire.
Love, light and abundance ♥
6 February 2012
BELIEFS
What are beliefs?
A belief is an idea or thought that you have become committed to. Ideas and thoughts can come and go, but if you think about them and agree to them, you commit yourself to them. Most of our beliefs are received from other people, teachers at school, our religion, our parents, our peers. Our beliefs are our truths. They may not be the truth, but they are what we perceive as the truth. They are what we base our lives on... what shapes our lives. They are what attract the circumstances we have in our lives. We have many areas of life: health, wealth, family and friends, hobbies, relationships, career, personal space, contribution and spirituality. We have thousands and thousands of beliefs, some that we are not even aware of, in all these areas of our lives.
You may believe that you are ugly. This belief will keep you from enjoying a social life. You will think that people will look at you and reject you or make fun of you. You could very well be a very good looking person to others, but this is your belief. This belief could have been formed when you were a child and some other child told you that you are ugly. They may not have believed this themselves, but might have just said that to hurt you, as children so often are prone to do. This would have hurt you and you would have thought about it often, and started to believe it. Other incidents may have strengthened this belief. You would have acted on this belief by limiting yourself to circumstances that you feel comfortable in.
"You can have anything you want if you will give up the belief that you can't have it."
~ Dr Robert Anthony
Are your beliefs serving you?
Take a piece of paper and a pen and write down all your dreams. All the things you would like to do. Now look at each one, analyse it, and find out which of your beliefs are holding you back from doing those things or accomplishing those dreams. Beliefs are not set in stone... they are only our truths, and we can change them at any time. Now write down the belief that is limiting your life, and next to it, or below it, write down the belief that would make your dream possible. It would be the opposite of the belief that is holding you back.
Eg. Many people believe that they must have a job, and that they would not be able to own a successful business. That they must be content with surviving, rather than being happy and successful.
This sounds really crazy, but weren't all the most successful people rather crazy...lol! Close your eyes and imagine that you have a cape behind you. Yes, you.... Now anything that you can imagine, you can do! You just have to instill the belief. Go on, reach your full potential! YOU CAN!!
Love, light and abundance :)
A belief is an idea or thought that you have become committed to. Ideas and thoughts can come and go, but if you think about them and agree to them, you commit yourself to them. Most of our beliefs are received from other people, teachers at school, our religion, our parents, our peers. Our beliefs are our truths. They may not be the truth, but they are what we perceive as the truth. They are what we base our lives on... what shapes our lives. They are what attract the circumstances we have in our lives. We have many areas of life: health, wealth, family and friends, hobbies, relationships, career, personal space, contribution and spirituality. We have thousands and thousands of beliefs, some that we are not even aware of, in all these areas of our lives.
You may believe that you are ugly. This belief will keep you from enjoying a social life. You will think that people will look at you and reject you or make fun of you. You could very well be a very good looking person to others, but this is your belief. This belief could have been formed when you were a child and some other child told you that you are ugly. They may not have believed this themselves, but might have just said that to hurt you, as children so often are prone to do. This would have hurt you and you would have thought about it often, and started to believe it. Other incidents may have strengthened this belief. You would have acted on this belief by limiting yourself to circumstances that you feel comfortable in.
"You can have anything you want if you will give up the belief that you can't have it."
~ Dr Robert Anthony
Are your beliefs serving you?
Take a piece of paper and a pen and write down all your dreams. All the things you would like to do. Now look at each one, analyse it, and find out which of your beliefs are holding you back from doing those things or accomplishing those dreams. Beliefs are not set in stone... they are only our truths, and we can change them at any time. Now write down the belief that is limiting your life, and next to it, or below it, write down the belief that would make your dream possible. It would be the opposite of the belief that is holding you back.
Eg. Many people believe that they must have a job, and that they would not be able to own a successful business. That they must be content with surviving, rather than being happy and successful.
This sounds really crazy, but weren't all the most successful people rather crazy...lol! Close your eyes and imagine that you have a cape behind you. Yes, you.... Now anything that you can imagine, you can do! You just have to instill the belief. Go on, reach your full potential! YOU CAN!!
Love, light and abundance :)
BELIEFS ~ WHERE DID WE GET THEM?
Our mostly well-meaning parents, teachers, peers, television, etc, have instilled certain beliefs in our minds. These beliefs are based on the social ideologies of the time, or era. We are taught that certain behaviours, images, fashions, body shapes, religions, discriminations, ways of thinking, etc, are acceptable; and others are not acceptable.
"The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs."
~ James Allen
A great example is the 'flower power' of the sixties. It was acceptable to be close to nature, dress plainly and to speak one's mind, among other things. Technological inventions increased, and now we are in the age of technology. People are more materialistic, less interested in nature. More involved with working long hours to make more money to pay for their expensive life styles. Life is a rush.... and the best things in life, that are free, have been mostly left behind... There isn't much time for our kids, for nature, for compassion...
"Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him."
~ James Allen
Our ideas and beliefs change every few years according to our social conditioning. Some states in the USA don't want children to be schooled at home because they feel that all children should be indoctrinated with the same ideas. What ever happened to creativity, individuality?
Advertisements on television make us think that we have to be slim. That we have to possess a particular car or phone, etc to be cool.... to fit in. Many people even raise their children from very young to fit in with society. So does that mean that if the child's peers take drugs, that is is ok? It is much like saying to a child: 'You can swear, but only in certain places and under certain circumstances'. Isn't it better to teach a child to think and make his own decisions, whether they fit in with society or not?
Many children are labelled as ADD or ADHD because they want to play and be active, as children should, rather than sitting in front of the TV all day, being quiet and out of the way. They are fed junk food, processed foods, sweets, carbonated drinks instead of healthy foods. They are often called stupid by teachers, parents and peers. These children are not stimulated, read to, nor taught to concentrate. It is easier to take a pill to fix these problems, but even pills have their problems, like side effects, etc.
In many cases, we are taught to accept these ideas without question. I grew up this way...fearing all sorts of terrible punishments and consequences, that I now know were just fear motivation, and thus just made up... When I was twenty years old, I witnessed a man in our office grab a book that a lady was reading, and tear it to pieces, saying it was evil. Since then this kind of thing has happened many times.... Of course, being the curious person I am... I had to find out what the big secret was.... Many questions crossed my mind, but I never really pursued them. The opportunity only came a few years later when I started studying a teachers degree, and discovered some amazing things... then life coaching... and now the discoveries don't stop...
"Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives."
~ Anthony Robbins
"Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
~ Albert Einstein
That took care of most of my fears... and I discovered unconditional love. Love for myself and for others. An understanding of why people do what they do. When we understand ourselves and others, we become more compassionate, and more loving. Where there is love, there cannot be fear. Where there is faith, there cannot be fear.
When we feel that we are expected to behave in a particular manner, we feel confined, in search of something, but we don't know what. We feel that we are being judged, and so judge ourselves. If we didn't judge ourselves, we wouldn't care when other's judge us. It is in this judging of ourselves that we create self-suffering.
When we change our beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world, from limiting beliefs, to beliefs that serve us, we stop judging ourselves and live happier, more fulfilling lives. We lose the fear of tackling new things. We gain the courage to look all those old fears square in the face, and conquer them.
Where there is no fear, love thrives. Love for ourselves, others, animals, our enviroment, our circumstances. our world. When we give love, we receive love. Where there is love, there is great happiness. Obstacles become adventurous challenges, and often go by unnoticed.
Don't for a minute think that your beliefs don't affect others. It is because of these limiting beliefs, these fear beliefs, that we have so much war, hatred, crime, depression and unhappiness around us. We attract what we are, what we believe, what we do... Our thoughts lay the foundation for our reality. The Bible tells us 'As a man thinketh, so he is'. Let us start to change our reality, our world, to a reality of peace and love... One thought at a time...
The most efficient way of changing a belief is by using affirmations. Yes, many people say affirmations don't work.... of course they don't work if you don't use them correctly. Affirmations must be repeated about 40 times a day, daily, for 40 days to become a belief. An mp3 player is a great way of achieving this. I wouldn't give mine away for all the money in the world.
Love, light and abundance ♥
"The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs."
~ James Allen
~ James Allen
Our ideas and beliefs change every few years according to our social conditioning. Some states in the USA don't want children to be schooled at home because they feel that all children should be indoctrinated with the same ideas. What ever happened to creativity, individuality?
Advertisements on television make us think that we have to be slim. That we have to possess a particular car or phone, etc to be cool.... to fit in. Many people even raise their children from very young to fit in with society. So does that mean that if the child's peers take drugs, that is is ok? It is much like saying to a child: 'You can swear, but only in certain places and under certain circumstances'. Isn't it better to teach a child to think and make his own decisions, whether they fit in with society or not?
Many children are labelled as ADD or ADHD because they want to play and be active, as children should, rather than sitting in front of the TV all day, being quiet and out of the way. They are fed junk food, processed foods, sweets, carbonated drinks instead of healthy foods. They are often called stupid by teachers, parents and peers. These children are not stimulated, read to, nor taught to concentrate. It is easier to take a pill to fix these problems, but even pills have their problems, like side effects, etc.
In many cases, we are taught to accept these ideas without question. I grew up this way...fearing all sorts of terrible punishments and consequences, that I now know were just fear motivation, and thus just made up... When I was twenty years old, I witnessed a man in our office grab a book that a lady was reading, and tear it to pieces, saying it was evil. Since then this kind of thing has happened many times.... Of course, being the curious person I am... I had to find out what the big secret was.... Many questions crossed my mind, but I never really pursued them. The opportunity only came a few years later when I started studying a teachers degree, and discovered some amazing things... then life coaching... and now the discoveries don't stop...
"Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives."
~ Anthony Robbins
"Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
~ Albert Einstein
That took care of most of my fears... and I discovered unconditional love. Love for myself and for others. An understanding of why people do what they do. When we understand ourselves and others, we become more compassionate, and more loving. Where there is love, there cannot be fear. Where there is faith, there cannot be fear.
When we feel that we are expected to behave in a particular manner, we feel confined, in search of something, but we don't know what. We feel that we are being judged, and so judge ourselves. If we didn't judge ourselves, we wouldn't care when other's judge us. It is in this judging of ourselves that we create self-suffering.
When we change our beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world, from limiting beliefs, to beliefs that serve us, we stop judging ourselves and live happier, more fulfilling lives. We lose the fear of tackling new things. We gain the courage to look all those old fears square in the face, and conquer them.
Where there is no fear, love thrives. Love for ourselves, others, animals, our enviroment, our circumstances. our world. When we give love, we receive love. Where there is love, there is great happiness. Obstacles become adventurous challenges, and often go by unnoticed.
Don't for a minute think that your beliefs don't affect others. It is because of these limiting beliefs, these fear beliefs, that we have so much war, hatred, crime, depression and unhappiness around us. We attract what we are, what we believe, what we do... Our thoughts lay the foundation for our reality. The Bible tells us 'As a man thinketh, so he is'. Let us start to change our reality, our world, to a reality of peace and love... One thought at a time...
The most efficient way of changing a belief is by using affirmations. Yes, many people say affirmations don't work.... of course they don't work if you don't use them correctly. Affirmations must be repeated about 40 times a day, daily, for 40 days to become a belief. An mp3 player is a great way of achieving this. I wouldn't give mine away for all the money in the world.
Love, light and abundance ♥
25 December 2011
ANGER ~ THE GREATEST FEAR
A rather controversial subject that people generally don't want to face... We have been so conditioned to lay blame for everything at other's feet that it is difficult to get past this crutch and reach a state of self-responsibility. It may seem glum at first, but the benefits far outweigh the little challenges we have to face on this path.
The eye only sees as far as the mind allows.... This is for those who are ready to move on and grow... ready to discover true inner peace and happiness.
"A man is about as big as the things that make him angry."
~ Sir Winston Churchill
"Speak when you are angry ~ and you will make the best speech you will ever regret."
~ Dr Laurence J. Peters
"Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burnt."
~ Buddha
Why do we become angry?
Somebody may not be doing or saying what we would like them to do or say. We may not like what they are saying. It basically boils down to us not getting our way. Much like spoilt children that want something in a shop and turn blue with anger; throw themselves on the floor and scream blue murder because they are not getting what they want. The only difference is that we use ugly words instead of screaming, and we lash out in violence rather than throwing ourselves on the floor. We are bigger now and stronger...
In losing our tempers we have made a judgement: "I expect this or that to be done in this or that manner so that I can be happy. Any other way will cause my displeasure and is thus unacceptable. IF another person doesn't react the way that I expect them to, I shall become angry, and in this way try to manipulate them into submission." What most people don't realise is that in thinking and reacting in this manner, they are giving their power away. They are allowing other people to dictate their emotional state of well being. They are allowing other's to control them.
"Anger always comes from frustrated expectations."
~ Elliot Larson
Now when we feel that we are not getting our way, we become angry.... Where does this anger really stem from? Why are we affected in this manner when we don't get our way?
"The angry people are those people who are most afraid."
~ Dr Robert Anthony
Picture this scenario: You are my boss, and you rely on me to produce work of a good quality so that your business can run smoothly and be successful. This way you can make enough money to feed your family, pay the rent or mortgage, and cover all your expenses. Go on holiday, etc. Therefore you depend on my good work. It effects the amount of money you make, or don't make.
If my work is not of a high standard, you may lose money; your business may lose it's good reputation; you may have to do the work over again (if there is a way to correct it); you may be running on a deadline. There are many more reasons that you are dependent on me. Take a look at the key word 'lose'. What feeling surfaces when we think of a loss of anything... Fear. The fear of not having something that we may need or want; the fear of being less by having less; the fear of being judged as a failure (not only by other's, but by ourselves); the fear of not pleasing those close to us.
We have been so conditioned since we were children, to do what other's want us to do, out of fear of getting into trouble. Fear of having to face someone else's anger. We are told not to do certain things that may prove dangerous for us, or other's. We are taught to fear God's wrath if we sin; to fear being sent to a burning hell if we don't obey. Our lives are consumed by fear.
Our reaction to this fear is to try to control our circumstances, by becoming angry and manipulating those around us into doing what we want them to do so that we don't have to experience this fear. This stress and worry. Which is imagined. See my post on fear. Fear is too large a subject to cover in one post and is the root of all negative emotion.
Another scenario: I tell you that you are stupid. You become angry and start swearing and shouting at me. What are you really thinking? "What a cheek, how can she say I'm stupid! Who gives her the right to judge me!! Who does she think she is? Does she think that she is superior to me? (Making me inferior). On a deeper level my judgement of you is causing you to wonder at the truth of this statement, and therefore to judge yourself. You may ask yourself what you have done to seem stupid in my eyes. Therein already lies a seed of doubt about yourself, a judgement.
The anger says: "She is not thinking of me as I would like her to perceive me. I want to be in control of what she thinks of me. I don't want her to think I'm stupid." Once again there is the condition: If someone does not perceive me as I want them to, I will become angry as a form of manipulation, to try to control what they think of me. My emotional state of well-being therefore depends on what people think of me... they have control of me. My fear has weakened me and given my power away.
"He who angers you, conquers you."
~ Elizabeth Kenny
"When there is anger, there is always pain underneath."
~ Eckhart Tolle
"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."
~ Albert Einstein
"At the core of all anger is a need not being fulfilled."
~ Marshall B. Rosenberg
"Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him."
~ Louis L'Armour
Yes, we all get angry... some more than other's. That doesn't mean that we have to accept this weakness. We can start today to become aware of it and take baby steps to beat this greatest of all fears, and take back control of our own lives.
A most important concept to remember is this: There are basically two states of emotion... Love and Fear. When you are in a state of love, you are in a state of abundance. This state of abundance is not a money thing, but means that you feel that there is more than enough love and good around you, and within you. That you have no reason to fear anything at all! When you truly believe this, your reality changes to suit your beliefs, and you become more and more abundant.
My articles are intertwined, as all our issues in life are. Please read my other posts for more clarity. Especially beneficial to this post is http://lifematters4u.blogspot.com/2011/08/fear.html and http://lifematters4u.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-do-i-have-violent-events-in-my-life.html
Love, light and abundance ♥
The eye only sees as far as the mind allows.... This is for those who are ready to move on and grow... ready to discover true inner peace and happiness.
"A man is about as big as the things that make him angry."
~ Sir Winston Churchill
"Speak when you are angry ~ and you will make the best speech you will ever regret."
~ Dr Laurence J. Peters
"Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burnt."
~ Buddha
Why do we become angry?
Somebody may not be doing or saying what we would like them to do or say. We may not like what they are saying. It basically boils down to us not getting our way. Much like spoilt children that want something in a shop and turn blue with anger; throw themselves on the floor and scream blue murder because they are not getting what they want. The only difference is that we use ugly words instead of screaming, and we lash out in violence rather than throwing ourselves on the floor. We are bigger now and stronger...
In losing our tempers we have made a judgement: "I expect this or that to be done in this or that manner so that I can be happy. Any other way will cause my displeasure and is thus unacceptable. IF another person doesn't react the way that I expect them to, I shall become angry, and in this way try to manipulate them into submission." What most people don't realise is that in thinking and reacting in this manner, they are giving their power away. They are allowing other people to dictate their emotional state of well being. They are allowing other's to control them.
"Anger always comes from frustrated expectations."
~ Elliot Larson
Now when we feel that we are not getting our way, we become angry.... Where does this anger really stem from? Why are we affected in this manner when we don't get our way?
"The angry people are those people who are most afraid."
~ Dr Robert Anthony
Picture this scenario: You are my boss, and you rely on me to produce work of a good quality so that your business can run smoothly and be successful. This way you can make enough money to feed your family, pay the rent or mortgage, and cover all your expenses. Go on holiday, etc. Therefore you depend on my good work. It effects the amount of money you make, or don't make.
If my work is not of a high standard, you may lose money; your business may lose it's good reputation; you may have to do the work over again (if there is a way to correct it); you may be running on a deadline. There are many more reasons that you are dependent on me. Take a look at the key word 'lose'. What feeling surfaces when we think of a loss of anything... Fear. The fear of not having something that we may need or want; the fear of being less by having less; the fear of being judged as a failure (not only by other's, but by ourselves); the fear of not pleasing those close to us.
We have been so conditioned since we were children, to do what other's want us to do, out of fear of getting into trouble. Fear of having to face someone else's anger. We are told not to do certain things that may prove dangerous for us, or other's. We are taught to fear God's wrath if we sin; to fear being sent to a burning hell if we don't obey. Our lives are consumed by fear.
Our reaction to this fear is to try to control our circumstances, by becoming angry and manipulating those around us into doing what we want them to do so that we don't have to experience this fear. This stress and worry. Which is imagined. See my post on fear. Fear is too large a subject to cover in one post and is the root of all negative emotion.
Another scenario: I tell you that you are stupid. You become angry and start swearing and shouting at me. What are you really thinking? "What a cheek, how can she say I'm stupid! Who gives her the right to judge me!! Who does she think she is? Does she think that she is superior to me? (Making me inferior). On a deeper level my judgement of you is causing you to wonder at the truth of this statement, and therefore to judge yourself. You may ask yourself what you have done to seem stupid in my eyes. Therein already lies a seed of doubt about yourself, a judgement.
The anger says: "She is not thinking of me as I would like her to perceive me. I want to be in control of what she thinks of me. I don't want her to think I'm stupid." Once again there is the condition: If someone does not perceive me as I want them to, I will become angry as a form of manipulation, to try to control what they think of me. My emotional state of well-being therefore depends on what people think of me... they have control of me. My fear has weakened me and given my power away.
"He who angers you, conquers you."
~ Elizabeth Kenny
"When there is anger, there is always pain underneath."
~ Eckhart Tolle
"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."
~ Albert Einstein
"At the core of all anger is a need not being fulfilled."
~ Marshall B. Rosenberg
"Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him."
~ Louis L'Armour
Yes, we all get angry... some more than other's. That doesn't mean that we have to accept this weakness. We can start today to become aware of it and take baby steps to beat this greatest of all fears, and take back control of our own lives.
A most important concept to remember is this: There are basically two states of emotion... Love and Fear. When you are in a state of love, you are in a state of abundance. This state of abundance is not a money thing, but means that you feel that there is more than enough love and good around you, and within you. That you have no reason to fear anything at all! When you truly believe this, your reality changes to suit your beliefs, and you become more and more abundant.
My articles are intertwined, as all our issues in life are. Please read my other posts for more clarity. Especially beneficial to this post is http://lifematters4u.blogspot.com/2011/08/fear.html and http://lifematters4u.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-do-i-have-violent-events-in-my-life.html
Love, light and abundance ♥
28 October 2011
WHY IS DO I HAVE VIOLENT EVENTS IN MY LIFE?
People wonder why their houses are burglared; why they are hijacked; how they get into all sorts of violent events... They wonder why God is not protecting them, as he should, and think of the world as an evil place, filled with crime, and bad people. They curse God, when all the time they are the only one's to blame.
P.S. 'As a man thinketh' is very insightful in understanding these concepts:
People say that want to live a peaceful existence, but their actions are not peaceful.
Why are they to blame
Nine out of ten people watch movies... not comedies....action movies, full of all sorts of violence and horror. They give attention to it. They enjoy it. They say: "That is a great movie!" They talk about it to friends. The Law of Attraction says: "You liked that, let me give you more of that..." So you attract violent circumstances into your life. Of course the depth of which will depend on the amount of emotion you have put into the movie. How much attention you have given it.
Most people watch the news with almost all of it being of a negative nature. Violent killings, protests, fighting. They then tell their friends what they saw too.... And if something big happens, like the death of Gadaffi, they watch the movie of his death, and then post it to facebook so that everyone else can see it. They comment on it and give so much attention to it. The Law of Attraction says: "Oh you like death and violence.... let's give you some more." Suffering is suffering.. we are all one. If another suffers, you will also suffer on some level, because we are all connected. No matter how bad we may think another is... to wish suffering on someone else or to enjoy it... we attract it to ourselves too.
How many people watch programs like WWE? They enjoy the fighting. The worst is that they even allow their children to watch it, and have this violence put into their impressionable minds. They cheer and think it is great, so the child also thinks it is great, and also want to do it. Having been an educator, I have seen many children trying out these moves on their friends at school, which has often resulted in a broken arm, etc. Which could very well be a broken neck the next time. The Law of Attraction says: "You enjoy fighting... ok, let's bring some into your life."
Do you belong to groups that focus on suffering of a child, a species of animal? Do you protest against politicians you think are evil, or events and circumstances that you don't like? Let's take Julius Malema, for instance... Here in South Africa he is hated by many. Now to begin with, hate is a very, very strong emotion, and strong emotions cause strong energy to be released. The Law of Attraction states that like attracts like, so whatever strong energy you release out into the Universe, you receive a similar energy back. One consciousness means that we are all connected in thought. If many people give thought to a particular subject or person, we create that thing. In other words, the more attention people give Julius Malema, the stronger he becomes. We, who have the power to create.... create people like Julius Malema, by focusing our attention on our fears of people like him. We then give this person we created attention by talking about them, by becoming angry about their actions, and we give our power away, and make them stronger. By giving your attention to the suffering of animals and children, you are believing that this is the way life is, and thinking in scarcity. Scarcity of good people who treat animals and children with love and respect.
Mother Teresa said: "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
"I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I would never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there."
~ Mother Teresa
Soapies are the also a great way of attracting more drama into your life. If you focus on problems, even if they are not your own... that is what you will get.
When we watch all this violence and drama, we think that the Universe is an unsafe, violent place, and that people are evil and bad. That crime is the order of the day. We attract what we believe.
"I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness and satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed."
~ Dalai Lama
If you want a life of peace.... live a life of peace. Remove all violence and drama from your life. Watch beautiful inspiring movies, comedies. Believe that we live in a peaceful, safe Universe, and that people are good and kind. Join groups that focus on peace and abundance. Believe that animals and children are loved, respected and in abundance. That you live in an abundant world with more than enough kindness and love. Enjoy nature and feel the abundance of peace in every flower, every insect, every tree. Focus on the best there is and that is what your reality will become.
"The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realise their relationship, their Oneness with the Universe and all it's powers, and when they realise that at the centre of the Universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that this centre is really everywhere, it is within each of us."
~ Black Elk
You will attract good, kind and peaceful people into your life. If you focus on the good in others, and there is always good in everyone, they tend to live up to that responsibility.
By focusing on the good in people, events and circumstances, you are in alignment with your true nature, with God. You will experience life as God intended, and life will be beautiful and good. There is no evil, and there are no devils or monsters.... only what you have created with your beliefs.
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storm's their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of autumn."
~ John Muir
This is your world, your reality, you are the creator.... Make it what you wish it to be!
Taking total responsibility for our lives is an enormous task, and means we have to face things we may not want to face, but it is life changing... empowering beyond words... The path to happiness! Take little steps at a time, and in no time you will be see a difference.
Taking total responsibility for our lives is an enormous task, and means we have to face things we may not want to face, but it is life changing... empowering beyond words... The path to happiness! Take little steps at a time, and in no time you will be see a difference.
If you would like to learn more about the Law of Attraction, click on the link below and download and read the book.
http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk/newsletter/attraction-download-page.
Please email me if you have questions. I know I had many when I first learnt about the law of attraction, which prompted me to more and more research... and new questions pop up all the time...
Please email me if you have questions. I know I had many when I first learnt about the law of attraction, which prompted me to more and more research... and new questions pop up all the time...
Love, light, peace and abundance! ♥
P.S. 'As a man thinketh' is very insightful in understanding these concepts:
12 October 2011
EXPERIENCE VS INSPIRATION
Our beliefs affect the way we perceive life, and our experiences, and the way in which we handle challenges. (Challenges are called obstacles to the negative person.)
Most of us react on our past experiences that have become beliefs. When in fact we should be acting on fresh, clean, powerful inspiration. Very often these past experiences are based on negative events, that caused us emotional pain.
When we act from fresh, clean, powerful inspiration, we bypass past experiences and we focus only on the now, and not the past. It is much like being a new born baby that has not experienced any hurt or trauma.
You may say this is a bad thing.... as we are so conditioned to thinking that we have made mistakes, when in fact, these are really lessons that were presented to us to learn specific concepts about life. Many people think that their lesson is the hardship and suffering that they must endure... this is not the lesson, but the result of not learning the lesson. Not punishment. Our lessons help us to grow and thus enable us to face bigger challenges with success. When we do not learn from them, we are not equipped to deal with these lessons and thus suffer unnecessarily.
Therefore, if, for example, your spouse or partner was unfaithful to you... the lesson is NOT to avoid all people of the opposite sex. Nor is it to mistrust or generalise about all people of the opposite sex. That would be the same as someone mistrusting you, or generalising you into a box called 'unfaithful' simply because you belong to the opposite gender of that person that has experienced pain at the hands of someone of your gender.
Somehow I don't think you would like so see yourself in that box... Just as other's, just as innocent as yourself, don't either wanted to be labelled.
Any reaction is not from inspiration, but from emotion, or the emotions of past experiences. How often it is that we react on a situation, feeling angry, hurt or any other negative emotion, only to later regret it and wish that we could pull back our reaction. Given time, we are better able to calm down, receive inspiration, and act, rather than react.
Have you ever heard somebody say, "I will sleep on it.."? There is great truth in this... We receive inspiration through intuition, meditation, dreams, angel guides and spirits, among other things. These divine resources are there for all of us to tap into, we just have to ask, believe and we will be guided. If you would like the answers to a specific challenge, or inspiration on a specific matter, do the following exercise at night before you sleep: Say "I will dream about .................., and remember my dream". Repeat this about 30 times before falling asleep. It must be the last thing on your mind as you drift off. You might not remember your dreams straight away, but the more often you do this the more you will remember. You will get your answers and inspiration.
Dreams guide us and they help us to deal with the issues of daily living, from another state of consciousness. Much like seeing yourself outside yourself.... from someone else's perpective. If you are taking anti-depressants, you may not remember your dreams as most anti-depressants suppress your dreams.
We are so accustomed to ignoring our intuition, that most of us seldom hear it. The best way to open yourself up to your intuition is to believe in it, be aware of it. Do simple things like guessing who is calling you, or texting you, before answering. Remember intuition may warn you of danger, but there is a difference between intuition and ego. If you are having negative feelings, then it could very well be your ego speaking to you.
Your ego is the voice inside your head that tells you that you will fail; that you are ugly; or stupid; or overweight. The one that tells you to give up; that all the world is working against you; that there is scarcity, rather than abundance. Your ego wants to be in control, and as long as you allow it to, you will not be aware of your true self, your inspiration, your intuition.
Here is a great book about unlocking your intuition:
Unlock Your Intuition
Please feel free to email me, to comment, or to request themes that you would like me to cover.
Love, light and abundance ♥
Most of us react on our past experiences that have become beliefs. When in fact we should be acting on fresh, clean, powerful inspiration. Very often these past experiences are based on negative events, that caused us emotional pain.
When we act from fresh, clean, powerful inspiration, we bypass past experiences and we focus only on the now, and not the past. It is much like being a new born baby that has not experienced any hurt or trauma.
You may say this is a bad thing.... as we are so conditioned to thinking that we have made mistakes, when in fact, these are really lessons that were presented to us to learn specific concepts about life. Many people think that their lesson is the hardship and suffering that they must endure... this is not the lesson, but the result of not learning the lesson. Not punishment. Our lessons help us to grow and thus enable us to face bigger challenges with success. When we do not learn from them, we are not equipped to deal with these lessons and thus suffer unnecessarily.
Therefore, if, for example, your spouse or partner was unfaithful to you... the lesson is NOT to avoid all people of the opposite sex. Nor is it to mistrust or generalise about all people of the opposite sex. That would be the same as someone mistrusting you, or generalising you into a box called 'unfaithful' simply because you belong to the opposite gender of that person that has experienced pain at the hands of someone of your gender.
Somehow I don't think you would like so see yourself in that box... Just as other's, just as innocent as yourself, don't either wanted to be labelled.
Any reaction is not from inspiration, but from emotion, or the emotions of past experiences. How often it is that we react on a situation, feeling angry, hurt or any other negative emotion, only to later regret it and wish that we could pull back our reaction. Given time, we are better able to calm down, receive inspiration, and act, rather than react.
Have you ever heard somebody say, "I will sleep on it.."? There is great truth in this... We receive inspiration through intuition, meditation, dreams, angel guides and spirits, among other things. These divine resources are there for all of us to tap into, we just have to ask, believe and we will be guided. If you would like the answers to a specific challenge, or inspiration on a specific matter, do the following exercise at night before you sleep: Say "I will dream about .................., and remember my dream". Repeat this about 30 times before falling asleep. It must be the last thing on your mind as you drift off. You might not remember your dreams straight away, but the more often you do this the more you will remember. You will get your answers and inspiration.
Dreams guide us and they help us to deal with the issues of daily living, from another state of consciousness. Much like seeing yourself outside yourself.... from someone else's perpective. If you are taking anti-depressants, you may not remember your dreams as most anti-depressants suppress your dreams.
We are so accustomed to ignoring our intuition, that most of us seldom hear it. The best way to open yourself up to your intuition is to believe in it, be aware of it. Do simple things like guessing who is calling you, or texting you, before answering. Remember intuition may warn you of danger, but there is a difference between intuition and ego. If you are having negative feelings, then it could very well be your ego speaking to you.
Your ego is the voice inside your head that tells you that you will fail; that you are ugly; or stupid; or overweight. The one that tells you to give up; that all the world is working against you; that there is scarcity, rather than abundance. Your ego wants to be in control, and as long as you allow it to, you will not be aware of your true self, your inspiration, your intuition.
Here is a great book about unlocking your intuition:
Unlock Your Intuition
Please feel free to email me, to comment, or to request themes that you would like me to cover.
Love, light and abundance ♥
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