The Messiah Hath Come

Contemplate. I mean really think about what the message and life of Jesus Christ was about. We know he is the wayshower. But of what? The life and work of Jesus Christ was about breaking boundaries of limited perception, showing that the physical reality of things are nothing. Jesus turned water into wine, multiplied food before peoples’ eyes to feed masses, he healed the sick, he raised the dead, and finally ascended to heaven shattering all laws of physics, and all perceptions of those who watched.

But Jesus didn’t just come to be a metaphysician. He came to show us all the possibilities we as humans, can reach whilst here on this earth. He came to show us, that physicality is always second to spirituality.

When you break boundaries in your own life. When you go beyond what you or others thought was possible for your life. When you prove that physical boundaries are nothing. You not only evolve your own consciousness, but all those who have witnessed your miracle. And when you use your life to raise the consciousness of others. You have taken on the Christ consciousness. You have become The Messiah!

And Jesus promised that: ‘All these works and more, shall ye do. Those that believeth in me’

What boundaries will you break today?



ABRACADABRA- How To Get On The Fast Track To Wealth

Abracadabra comes from the ancient Aramaic word Avrakadabra meaning 'I create as I speak'. With that in mind lets see how your words can draw in your abundance using The Law Of Attraction!

The only thing that can give power to your desires is your belief. The key to unlocking the power of the spoken word is the belief you have in the words you speak.You could say, 'I am rich, I have an endless supply of money' but if you don't believe it, it will never show up for you! So you might be thinking that you know it isn't true! You know you have very little in your account because you have your bank slip in your hands. Good point! but that is only half of the truth.

What is money the symbol of? Abundance. What does abundance mean? A lot of something. Are you abundant? Absolutely!! Do u know that if you are reading this then you are a very rich person because you own a computer or because you have a job which allows you use of the Internet? In some parts of the world you are super rich! Do you know that your very material make-up is that of abundance? 50 trillion cells! How many strands of hair on your head? up to 140,000! what about molecules? I think you get the picture.

You are also abundant because you have an unlimited supply of natural resources, sunshine, air, water etc. The universe itself is abundant! count the stars, count the flowers, count the animals, counts the grains of sand, count the litres of water. You can't can you?And that is because you are living in absolute abundance.

The problem is that you are not looking and appreciating the abundance, you are only looking at the lack. And your ingratitude is keeping you from experiencing what you think you need to experience, and having what you think you need to have in order to be happy. Ingratitude is a vibration and The Law Of Attraction states that what you focus on (vibrate with) you get! So now that you can see abundance from a different perspective and have opened your field of AWARENESS you can say to yourself, 'I am rich!'  *This is very important- Remember that what YOU do not allow in your awareness you CANNOT experience. You can never experience something that you are not aware of (think about it)* You now know that this is a true statement just like, the lack of money showing on your bank statement is temporarily true. True and untrue are two sides of the same coin. You get to choose which side of the coin you want to see. Your words have power, your words backed by your emotions have greater power. You can change your words and emotions by looking for evidence that you already are, what you most want to be.

The Journey Of A Lifetime

Picture taken by Massimo Bartolucci

Sometimes the journey of a lifetime begins in the moment we decide that enough is enough and in that very decision we call upon all the forces of the universe. The very decision sets things in motion,  awakens passions and talents, moves us to places, arranges 'special meetings' and summons forth legions of helpers. Things start moving along smoothly yet the journey is not predictable, the path is filled with twists and turns, every encounter an adventure waiting to happen and life goes from dull to miraculous.

It makes me wonder....If everything moved into place the instant I made a definite decision. Is it the decision itself that holds the power? Is that all we need, to propel our lives forward in any direction we want; a definite decision? A decision made from the heart, not just from the mind. I've made many decisions from my mind that proved futile, but my decisions from my heart always moved into my reality through the avenues of magic.

When I have made a heart felt decision my life transformed before my very eyes revealing a life I could not have imagined. Everyday had something new to offer, every person I met had something important to tell me, moving me closer to the realization of what I wanted.

Could that be the clue for all of us? That reality manifests from our deepest beliefs and heart based decisions.

I think so, at least when I look at my life the evidence is overwhelming! And when I have these experiences I know that they are not ordinary I feel the workings of something greater than myself.

Sometimes I forget this power and I get numbed back into the comfortable dullness of everyday life, life becomes a struggle as I am torn between wanting something and not thinking that I have the capabilities or power to achieve it. That is until I get to a point were I am so tired of the struggle that I decide there and then; enough is enough and just like that, some switch somewhere in this cosmos gets switched on and my life starts moving forward again.

If the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, then that one step has to be your decision, then sit back and watch as your life takes you on an adventure ride with twists and turns you could not have imagined leading you directly to the heart of your dreams.

The Secret

What is the law of attraction?


The hit movie and book The Secret by Rhonda Byrnes has taken the world by storm. The book promises something that may at first glance seem pure fantasy. The workings of the over-active imaginations of new age followers. But what is the Law of Attraction? And how does it affect our lives?

As stated in the book The Secret, the LOA is a universal law just like the law of gravity. And even though we do not fully understand how it works (just like we do not understand how exactly electricity works) we can learn how to work with the law to create the changes we want in our lives whatever they may be.

The LOA, is best grasped by using some examples. Has it ever happened to you that one day you find yourself thinking of someone you have not seen in a long time, and you happen to run into them, or they call you that day? Or has it ever happened to you, that someone has given you a gift, and it was exactly what you wanted even though you had not told anybody about it? We’ve all experienced these types of situations, or have heard of them. And we all have felt the thrill, of the moment when it seems as if our thoughts have materialized before our very eyes!!

The LOA states that what you think about with emotion and belief you will attract into your life no matter if it is bad or good.

This law has been said to be known for centuries and has been taught for centuries by all religious discipline. So it is not new stuff it’s actually ancient! We have all heard the words ‘Ask and you shall receive. Knock and the door shall be opened unto you’. One of my favourites is from Matthew 21:22 ’Whatsoever things ye ask for in prayer (thought), believe that he have received and ye shall have those things ye say’ That sums up the LOA. Ask, believe, receive. It is really as simple as that.

I have known of the LOA for many years, but it is only when I watched The Secret that I grasped its full power.

Some of the things I've manifested:

The Secret video, books, a GHD flat iron, a cup of tea, clothing- these are some of the small things.

It was my dream to live in Italy for longer than a year to get to know the people. I wanted to live in luxury (I was unemployed). I had never before been oversees! I set a date to go to Italy, June of the following year. Within two months I went twice. The second time I stayed for almost 2 years. I lived in absolute luxury in 4 star hotel on a beautiful estate. Which included all creature comforts such as room service, daily massages, a personal trainer. I rubbed shoulders with Italian celebs from all sectors; actors, footballers, politicians, T.V presenters, musicians, song writers, even a Noble Laureate.

While there I really wanted to go to Sicily. A few weeks later I was going to Sicily for a week!! I stayed in a 4 star hotel, ate divine food, was the guest of wonderful people, and had my daily massages.

I attracted my wonderful partner. Even before I met him I wrote down his name on a piece of paper, and stuck it into my wish box. He is my Prince Charming, and even looks like the Prince Charming in my fairy tale books! Tall, blond hair and blue eyes. The law says, be SPECIFIC!

And the last big thing I manifested was two business class tickets for my boyfriend and myself, back to Cape Town! Wow!! What a trip!

Each one of these things or experiences, I have never asked anyone directly for. They were my dreams, my thoughts. I just said with conviction that they would happen. And it did!

There are however things that I have wanted for a long time which I have not yet manifested. But they are my manifesting blocks. I will speak about that later…Right now let’s get you manifesting!!

How to use the secret:

There are 3 parts to the LOA: Ask, believe, receive.

Ask: This is easy your asking is just your deep desire. Your wish, something you long for. You don’t have to ask out aloud. However there the is a way to ask. State your wish in the present tense. As if you have received or are in the process of receiving what you want. ‘ …..is now coming to me’ or ‘I am going to Spain!’ Now lets power charge that statement. Let’s imagine you just won the lottery. What would you be feeling at the moment? which emotion would be over-riding your system. Close your eyes! It would be the feeling of extreme gratitude. Get to this place and you can manifest within milliseconds. So to really charge your affirmation say: ‘Thank you!!! Thank you that such and such is now mine’ ‘Wooohooo!’ or you could just say a sincere ‘Thank you’.

Believe: This is where the LOA gets a bit tricky. It is very difficult for us to believe what we cannot see. We live in a world that encourages and rewards left brain thinkers, logical people. And quite frankly believing something that has not happened yet and acting as it were true is not very..well..LOGICAL. I encourage you to read stories of other peoples success with the LOA. Go to the secret website http://www.thesecret.tv/ or other sites. The Secret teachers teach that you should first try to attract something small. Something that you will have no inner resistance to attracting. Something small but specific that you would definitely recognize when you see it. Let’s say for example a certain book, or a specific bag. Once you have manifested this , your belief in the process will grow. If you are religious, what does your religion teach you about faith. If you aren’t very spiritually inclined, then do some scientific research. You would be surprised what the Sciences are discovering. Find out about Quantum Science and Noetic science. We always think that if something is true we would know about it. Well if you do just a little research you’ll discover that this information has always been known, just not by a great mass of people. Any truth or information seems crazy at the beginning until it receives popularity. You would have been killed before if you’d said that the earth is round! Why? Because people believed their physical senses to determine reality. !!

Receive: This is basically putting yourself in alignment with what you want. How would you feel if you knew that what you wanted was now on its way to you? You wouldn’t be worrying or calculating. You wouldn’t be thinking , ‘How is this going to come about?’ You’d let go. You’d relax and you’d be happy knowing that the situation is resolved. Think about what you’d look like in your new car! Think about how you are going to spend your money. Think about what it what feel like to be healthy and fit!

Most of the time, I wouldn’t have to do any actions to manifest what I wanted. For the small things, it seemed enough to think about them. But sometimes you will have to take inspired actions. If you are scheming and manipulating to get what you want then you won’t manifest with much results. Why? because your actions are motivated by fear. These types of actions are based in fear and not empowerment. And the LOA states that like attracts like.

Right action, is the actions you take in preparing for the eventuality of what is about to happen. It may be as small a step as buying yourself a new suit to start as your first day at work! I believed that I was going to Italy, and so I went onto the Internet, I made friends with Italian people, knowing that I would like to have some contacts when I get there. I started studying the language, because I knew I needed to communicate. I checked out the tourist sites. I familiarized myself with this place I wanted to call home. That’s it!! I wanted it, I came to believe in the possibility of it, and I took small actions towards my dream. I did whatever I could from my present position.

Blocks to manifesting:

Now this would be the easiest thing to do for anybody on this earth if it wasn’t for one thing. Our beliefs. If you are doing all the three step, or find your struggling to concentrate. It is because you have an unconscious block to manifesting that which you want.

Is money what you really want, to feel secure and be free? Yet you always seem to be living from paycheck to pay check? Examine what beliefs you hold, that have been passed down to you from your parents or family members. Maybe the belief that life is hard? Money doesn’t grow on trees? You have to work hard to have a little success? Did you believe that people who had money were lucky to be born in that family? Or do you believe that they have money because they have the right connections?

What about Prince Charming? Do you long to be loved by a man who treats you like a princess? Or have a relationship where there is mutual respect? What are your beliefs about Prince Charming? That he only exists in fairy tales?
How about the fact that you maybe don’t think you are that wonderful to begin with! I mean with all your imperfections, what Prince would want you? Do you see how we contradict ourselves by what we want and say we want. With what we believe and what we say we believe. When you cannot manifest something it is because you are contradicting yourself. Your beliefs, words and actions are not congruent.

The only thing needed to manifest is to be congruent on all levels.

Another tip to manifesting is gratitude. Be grateful for what you have. Be grateful that the power exists and be grateful that, what you have asked for is now coming to you!!!!

FEEL IT, IT IS HERE!!! (South African slogan for the 2010 world cup soccer. It was a great success) No wonder why ;-)

Happy Manifesting!

p.s If you have any questions leave me a comment!

Graveyard Blues

I'm broken. I'm broken with nothing left to give. I have nothing more to give. And it’s ok for me to feel broken. I don’t need to excuse it or hide it, pretending I’m not.

My only fear now is if I’ll always stay broken? Will I always have nothing to give? Is broken my new identity? Or was it always my identity?

I know where I am. I know what I have to do, but do I have the strength to pull myself through? Well not now. No. I am now in the pit and I need to stay here for a while. This place is where I need to be.

Amongst the dirt and the stench. It’s what I’m most afraid of. This is it. This is it....I couldn’t go deeper than this. This is rock bottom, and I need to feel it.

It can’t kill. It can’t kill me. It isn’t pleasant. It’s ugly, but it’s here in the pit, that I have my skeletons of false beliefs, my demons of fear . I couldn’t resurrect them by standing at the tomb stone, and reading their names; Unworthy, Stupid, Unwanted, Powerless. Skeletons and demons need to be resurrected by going down, down really deep down into the pit.

It’s dark down here. Dark, wet, dirty, scary and sad. So many bones I’d never thought I’d see again. They have no substance anymore, the worms had their way with the flesh. They don’t seem as strong as they used to. But they are still here. Their spirits, a black cloud over my head.

I had to find all the strength I had to come down here, to face them head on. I dug my way down with my nails. It took me years but now I am here....and I won’t leave....I won’t go. I can’t go. Not until I face each one of those skeletons and demons. And tell them what I came down here to say:

 I’m broken. But I am still here. You did not kill me.

And now, I will stay down here with you. I will sit here with you in the dirt and the decay, unmoved, looking you square in the face.

Untill it dawns upon you; That someone who has lost everything, has also lost their fear.

You are now looking at your worst nightmare.

by Tarryn Tomlinson

Dreams

All people dream but not equally.

Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind

Wake in the morning to find that it was vanity.

But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people,

For they dream their dreams with open eyes,

And make them come true.

by D.H. Lawrence

New Age Nonsense

Hokes pokes, magic smagic, new age mumbo jumbo! Close your eyes, visualize, pretend that you are great!

Look rich, act the part, even if you don’t have a cent, pretend that you live in luxury even if there’s no money to pay the rent!
Love your neighbor; give her praise, even if she’s a bitch. These are just a few of the tricks to help you to get rich!

Imagine yourself, living in perfect health, even if you have a tumour growing in your lung. And when you are laying there in your sick bed please...for heaven’s sake don’t look so glum!

Pretend that you don’t have a care, when you know that your husband is having an affair. Think a beautiful thought of him every day, to prevent him, from slipping away.

Those are not wrinkles on your face!! They are laughing lines, signifying grace. You have been well informed of your spiritual worth, and you do know that this is heaven on earth? Oh no?!

Well, then we must proceed to change the books you read. I have a list of eBooks, on xp, that I could borrow you if you need?

Hokes Pokes, magic smagic, those author’s all say the same. They want to delude us; into thinking that we are Gods’ and life is just a big cosmic game!

I hope you are smiling? I am, and it maybe of some surprise to you to know that I am one of those people who believes in the new age mumbo jumbo. I have read the books, visualised, affirmed, and prayed, chanted, said invocations. Burnt incent sticks, mixed aromatherapy oils; I have studied Japanese energy medicine. Took concoctions that tasted like…..I’d rather not say. Been poked, stuck with needles, I’ve had my chakra’s balanced, I’ve had my polar energies aligned, and then realigned, I’ve been on diets consisting of all raw, natural food, and I have consumed in my lifetime, about 50 gallons of green tea (I have no idea how much a gallon is, but it sounds alot). And why? I was in the pursuit of health, happiness, dreams, magic and romance. Was it worth it? Absolutely!

Life before all the Hokes Pokes was just hard and getting harder. I couldn’t understand who I was nor why I was on this earth. Neither could I understand why I or anybody else had to suffer. What was it all for? Was God trying to play a cruel trick on us? Was I being punished? Was there even a God to begin with?

Well I got my answers slowing but surely. Consistently studying the different forms of healing and the different modalities of prayer and self-study was like peeling back the layers of an onion. The outer layers representing the physical manifestations of our lives whether pleasant or not. The middle layers representing the beliefs and thoughts that we have about ourselves and life which subsequently creates the outer layers . And the inner core representing the formless heart of all creations; past, present and future. The inner stillness that has the power to change any of the other levels instantly. The road of self-discovery is not an easy one. There are so many different ways from which to approach it. Apart from that there are also many unpleasant things back there that we really don’t want to deal with. So why would anybody willingly go look for the pain? Ouch! Well most of us don’t want to deal with it and so we block it out and develop our coping mechanisms. Whether it be smoking, drinking, neurotic obsessions with being thin or beautiful or keeping our houses clean, being judgemental, over-eating etc.

Some of us although, dare to go down the road of self discovery, and what we discover is that life is nothing like what we had previously thought. And the work of self discovery is never done. By coming to understanding who we are, we begin to see our relationship to life and other people in a different light. But the real ah-ha moment comes when we begin to grasp that we participate in the creation of our lives. When we begin to understand that we are not victims but that we have carefully constructed our lives to be exactly as it is (even if we did it unconsciously). Everything in our lives is there because of a belief that we hold, and once we discover that belief and challenge it, effortlessly our lives will begin to change.

One of my greatest stumbling blocks on the road was thinking that there was a ‘right way to do this’ That there was a certain ‘thing’ to do and that if I wasn’t doing it then I wasn’t going to get the results I wanted. This caused me a lot of stress and actually has been counterproductive in producing the results I wanted. Well there is no one way to self discovery! Now I’m learning to trust my intuition completely. We are all different and complex and the self healing path too, is unique to each person and is complex.

For example, If I don’t feel like being in the presence of a certain person it means that they aren’t good for me in that moment in time, and that I should trust my guidance and stay away from them. Before I would have allowed myself to be in their presence so that I could learn to accept them or to be a good friend etc. But this never worked for me! I’d always leave more frustrated and think, ‘why did I just not stay away?’ Love they neighbour is a lesson we would all be better off learning, but I’ve realised that if I’m not feeling up for it, then it means I’m not ready!! And that’s ok!!! I’ll learn that lesson at a different time and space when I am ready.

The road to self discovery is more than being about drinking herbal teas, chanting, yoga and balancing chakras is about being true to yourself. Every step of the way.

‘Follow your heart’ is a phrase I’ve heard many times before and I’m dedicated to do that no matter where my heart may lead or whether it makes me popular or not.

Hokes Pokes Magic Smagic....roll it off your tongue. Alice fell down the rabbit hole and my journey’s just begun.

5 Things single girls do which stops a budding romance from blossoming

So you are intelligent, pretty, funny, you have a good dress sense, and still can’t seem to have a lasting relationship?

There are obviously a 101 reasons why things do not make it past the initial stage. We are all complex creatures and no one woman can satisfy the needs of every man . So the bitter pill to swallow is that, if it didn’t work past a certain stage; He’s just not that into you! Watched the movie? Read the book? Read it again. No problem! Get over it, move on. Not all guys are worth your time either. And any guy that isn’t giving you the time, is not worth yours. I don’t care how appealing, caring, funny, charming, rich or ‘nice’ he is. Now before any 5 ‘things’ are discussed, it is important for all girls to do one thing. If you can do this one thing, you can bypass all tips and steps. Are you ready for it girls? LOVE YOURSELVES.

I don’t mean conceit, as conceit is just a cover-up for insecurities. I mean accept and appreciate every good and bad part of your being. See yourself as a work in progress and thank God that you have so much to be grateful for. You see I've learnt at the University of Hard- Knocks that when you don’t love yourself, you don’t develop emotional intelligence (E.Q). Girls who have low E.Q's engage in behaviours such as these.

• Settle for a half decent man because she doesn’t want to be alone.
• Settle for a man who is with another woman but who promises her she is the only one for him. (Does that even make sense?)
• Settles for a man who promises her the world but delivers nothing or very little.
• Settles for a man who lies or cheats. If he does one or the other; he is doing both.
• Settles for a man who is emotionally unavailable.
• Settles for a man who buys her everything, but is dating her on his terms. And lets her know who’s the boss.
• Settles for a man who abuses her in any way; physically, emotionally and mentally.

You can be as intelligent as a rocket scientist but if you don’t have emotional intelligence, your smarts count for nothing. A girl (or guy) who doesn’t love herself can do some crazy things because she is not driven by logic, but by her primal need to be loved. So let your primary relationship be with yourself, accept, love and respect yourself and you will find yourself attracting into your life someone who treats you the same way.

That being said. You meet a guy, you hit it off instantly. There is a good flow of conversation, he seems genuinely interested in what you have to say, and you feel the same. You discover you see eye to eye on so many things. He starts flirting (great sign) and you return the favour. He promises to call you the next day, and he does! This call leads to a second and third date, everything is going GREAT and you think that this man is almost definitely ‘The One’.


 Mistake no. 1

Don’t make him ‘The One’ while you are still ‘a possibility’.
When women get to this stage of the dating game we are pretty sure of our instincts. The guy is giving all the right signs, and it is obvious that there is a strong connection between you two. You might even call it love at first sight! The truth is that we women see ‘forever after’ way sooner than our male friends. A guy might meet you spend a lot of time with you and still see you as a very interesting person who he could possibly want to spend more time with. And as hard as it maybe to accept he might still be seeing other women, while sharing these warm fussy feelings with you. There are even some men who date a woman for years and still see her as a possibilty. You see in his mind he is still going through the sorting process. He is still a single man who is gathering information, and weighing up his options. Some men conveniently gather information for long periods of time.

So then why do we run to commit ourselves when there are so many men to enjoy!! I don’t mean sleeping around. I mean date other guys! Enjoy their company! Enjoy the flirting! Have fun!! You are not in a relationship so stop acting like it! You might wonder how this will affect your ‘potential relationship’? This is not about making the potential guy jealous. It’s about you not making a ‘potential’, ‘The One’ and it’s about you enjoying your life. And the truth is; this is wildly attractive to a man to any man. Unless of course he’s a controlling loser, in which case it’s better to get rid of him sooner than later.
Word to the wise: Never commit yourself to a man who has not asked you to be his girlfriend or who has not made it clear that he would like to take it to the next level, in which case feel free to ask him for clarity.

 Mistake no. 2

Do not chase him!
Let the guy come to you, out of his own. Men are hunters, it’s in their D.N.A. Do not chase him under any circumstances. And stop making excuses for him! I’ve been down this road many times before. His phone got lost/stolen/ended up in his fish tank? There are public phones. He said you must call him? If he’s interested he’ll make the effort. He’s shy? Most men fear being rejected. But any guy will tell you; If he is interested enough he’ll make the move. Let him do the work at the beginning. I know a lot of the times we want to believe that this guy likes us so much that we are willing to believe any story but if he isn’t chasing he isn’t interested. Now let’s pretend for a moment that this guy really does like you, but is really, really super busy. Don’t you think that your constant calling can be a bit irritating when he is trying to get his work done? Think about it.

 Mistake no.3

Do not reassure him!
So your potential guy asks you if you are going out on Saturday, and you respond ‘Yes, I am’, he asks with whom and you respond, ‘Oh, don’t worry it’s just friends. It’s a girls night!’ and then start giving a list of your girlfriends names. Or even worse you say ‘ Why do you want to do something? I can cancel?’ WRONG !! WRONG!!
If you are going out with friends then tell him the truth but do not be apologetic about it. You don’t owe him anything. If you have made plans with your girlfriends, don’t make it sound of less importance and do not cancel your appointments just because he is available. A guy loves a bit of a challenge, at least at the beginning of a relationship. Keep the mystery, keep him guessing a bit. As confirmed by my boyfriend; a man doesn’t like to be too secure at beginning. Please do not be fooled by the guy who acts offended by the fact that you would rather spend time with other people than him. His insecurities are his problem.

 Mistake no.4

Don’t talk about problems and don’t over talk! So many girls bitch and moan, and quite frankly men don’t want to hear about it all the time! This is the stage in the relationship where you are getting to know each other, through the discovery of your pasts. And not everyone’s past is pleasant. Speak about it, but don’t harp on it. Tell your truth honestly but end it on a up -beat note. Also don’t moan and bitch about other girls and the people at work, and the weather and the crime rate!!! We all want to be with someone who can brighten our day. Guys think like this; ‘If she finds fault with everything else around her. Imagine what she’ll be like when she is in an serious relationship and starts discovering my faults!’ Leave gossip and analysing problems for your nights with your best friend. Be a good conversationalist. Make someone comfortable and happy to be in your presence. And they’ll keep coming back for more.

 Mistake no.5

Don’t get sooo heavy!
This is a new guy. He isn’t all your exes stuffed into one pants, so don’t make him pay for their mistakes (or seen as you chose your exes, I should say your mistakes ;-)). He wasn’t the one who cheated behind your back with your close friend, so he doesn’t need to hear how you think that all men are lying bastards. Keep it light! Have fun with him. Keep the exes out of it!

You are Devine! You are simply wonderful ! Fall in love with you! And enjoy this ever so short trip called life. And before you know it...I mean in the blink of an eye. There will be so many possibilities knocking at Your Door!! And then you can choose what is best for you.
Lots of love xxxx

Follow Your Bliss

" I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open

where you didn't know they were going to be"

Joseph Campbell

                                                     Picture taken by: Massimo Bartolucci

If you ever want to know if you are on the right path always remember that; It feels good when you go for the things that are good for you! Always gravitate toward the things and people that make you feel good about yourself and life. Do this everytime without exception and you will soon find yourself not just following bliss but living in it!

Are we programmed to be fearful and insecure?

Somewhere along the line...(and the line spans over centuries). We humans have traded our true identities in for false ones. For the purpose of this article, I will refer to ones identity as ones consciousness. For our consciousness is nothing more than what we allow in our awareness. And our identity is based on what we identify with in our awareness.

So our beliefs and actions stems from who we think we are. Who we think we are is our identity, and our identity is formed by what we identify with in our past and present awareness. Now this is the catch. What is ‘out there’ is INFINITELY greater than your current awareness. I also know that what is ‘in here’ is INFINITELY greater than your current awareness. I know this by experience, by reading stories of other peoples experiences and because all holy scriptures throughout the ages have always had the same message that, ‘We are made in the image and likeness of our creator’ and that ‘We are powerful beyond measure.’
I also know for sure that we live in a universe of absolute ABUNDANCE. How do I know that? You need only look around you! We were not given one flower to appreciate but thousands. Not just one colour but hundreds. We were not given one sunrise or sunset, not one star to gaze up at. Not one type of animal but thousands . Not one fish but hundreds of thousands. Not one grain of sand, but trillions. We have not one drop of water but oceans, and rivers and lakes and streams. Not just one tree to give shade but thousands. Insects, birds, mountains, beaches, animals, fruit, vegetables, water, flowers, trees, minerals and land etc.
We have an abundance of natural resources on this planet, so many resources that each person can live more than comfortably on this earth. Not only have we been given so much natural resources but also human, the talents and unique capabilities that exists amongst us are immeasurable. We are blessed!

So where does all this fear come from? This consciousness of scarcity? Where does this vision of lack come from? Why do we see all these hopeless situations? Why do we feel powerless, insignificant, less than, and insecure? You need only turn on the TV and pick up the daily newspapers, most religious institutions teach it, listen to the local gossip, or listen to your favourite radio station. It is everywhere! We are being bombarded on a daily basis with negative headlines of FEAR; crises, FEAR, economic depression, FEAR, war, FEAR, crime, FEAR, poverty, FEAR, unemployment and once again FEAR. You are told on a daily basis how you don’t measure up, how you are less than. You are too fat, too poor, not educated enough, the wrong religion, too black or too white, you were born in the wrong country, you have the wrong dress sense you follow the wrong political party, you drive an old car. FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! The only power which they make you believe you have is the power to vote for a particular political party! FEAR!

Do you know that the same headlines of economic crises, depression and war. Were on the front covers of Time magazine and other newspaper headlines in the 1930’s, 1940’s, 1980’s, 1990’s and 2000’s? So what is the difference now? None. Bad news sells. They know that! They know that a newspaper is much more likely to sell if it has headlines of doom, than if it has a headline about how people are saving the rain forest by planting trees! Do you honestly think that these good, humanitarian efforts don’t go on, on a daily basis? They do! A majority of people however are just not interested in hearing about it.

You see we humans have been brainwashed to believe that we are weak, and powerless. And so the best we can do is vote for a particular political party and hope for the best. While in the meantime, we do the only thing we know how to do....ENTERTAIN ourselves! Movies, Ipods, computer games, facebook,fashion magazines, gossip and being mesmerized by bad news. While we put in long hours climbing the corporate ladder, trying to be the best so that hopefully we can feel less insecure about ourselves. But it’s never enough is it? Because they keep telling you, that you aren’t enough, that the world is going into deeper crises. So you must accumulate more, strive more be afraid more.

Do you think this is by accident? Do you not think that someone could have an invested interested in keeping you struggling and entertained. Keeping you mesmerized? Of course you don’t! Who the hell would be interested in you! Insignificant, powerless, insecure you. I’m not much of a conspiracy theorist but I do believe that there are a group of people who are brainwashing us to have a scarcity consciousness. To keep us feeling insecure and little. Because when we don’t believe that we are powerful or that there is enough for everyone; we fight for scraps and then we are content with the scraps we have. And we don’t ask questions as to why many have none, and few have insane amounts of resources. And in exchange they keep us entertained.

And that my dear friends is why 10% of the population earn 90% of all the money, and have all of the power.

A True Sense Of Self.

This blog is not about 'how to' be truly yourself or 'how to' gain a better sense of self. For a high self-esteem is something that is born out of many hours and pain and hard work! And there really is no short cut around this one. There are no '4 easy steps,' or 'One magic secret'. Each person has a unique set of insecurities that they acquired long ago, and developing a good self-esteem, comes from facing each one of those head on. Getting to the root of the problem, until it no longer affect you and your life.

What I felt like writing about today was how to identify a false sense of self; which is born from a perception of lack, and feelings of unworthiness. And another your true self, which is born from a perception of abundance and worthiness.

Sometimes it can be very hard to distinguish between the two. OK, so now I'll tell you why I think it is important to distinguish between the two. It's important for resolving conflict. It's important for you to know where you truly are on the scale of things and it is important for you to identify peoples' behaviours and motives.

For example; How many times has that person who works with you in your office just rubbed you up the wrong way when they boastfully want to give you advice on how to do your job, or when they try to belittle you in front of others? You know, the type of person who knows that they do a good job and LOVES telling everyone else how wonderful he or she thinks they are? Or the type of person who seems so powerful, who goes around intimidating those around them. The person 'You don't want to mess with.'

How would you feel about them if you knew that their behaviour is motivated by a feeling of weakness and fear?

There vulnerability seems so contrary to what they are showing on the outside. Let me tell you this....Nobody who feels good about themselves needs to be; boastful, snobbish, intimidating, rude, judgemental, envious,aggressive, a victim, or a down right bitch! These are all signs of someone who feels; less than, unworthy, insecure,hopeless and defenseless.

A true sense of self, is when you can look in the mirror (naked), and love what you see. When you can admire the person you are, when you can look at your behavioural imperfections and see them as points to grow on. When you can comfortably be happy with where you are at in life and when you can look away from yourself and into the world and be happy with what you see out there.

You can know that you are gaining a truer sense of self if you can identify yourself in this list; you truly are happy when someone gets a promotion, gets married or lives there dreams. You no longer need to compare yourself to others in anyway. You have less opinions of how other people should run their lives. You don't see your failures as a reason to beat up on yourself and give up. You are generally happy with your life. You are grateful more often. You love your body and you are not waiting for someone else to change before you are happy!

Remember there are billions of people on this earth, each one is uniquely different,not just physically but culturally, and with different talents which makes comparing such a big waste of time. I truly believe that if we spent less time measuring ourselves against others, our true selves would grow to immeasurable heights.

Tomorrows article is about why we feel so insecure to begin with! Where does that all come from.

Picking up the pieces and living your dreams.

I’m sure there comes a time in everyone’s life when one has to start a fresh. When the pieces of one’s life just don’t fit anymore. Whether it be one piece or four, things are just not as they used to be and you are left scratching your head thinking , “How did I get here?”
Sometimes things seem to fall apart all at once, sometimes (most of the times) it happens gradually. Until one day you realise that there is no going back, and that there is no clear path forward either. This is the most frustrating point because it feels as if the past has kicked you out into the cold, forcing you out of your cosy comfort zone, forcing you to admit the truth; that you just aren’t that happy anymore. But there you are kicking and screaming to get back in, and although things weren’t that great, anyplace is better than being homeless!!

Reality check: You are out in the cold and dark. You can’t go back and you are clueless as how to move forward. So what do you do now?

Breathe!! That’s step one: Do not underestimate step one as it oxygenates the brain cells!

Step two: Honestly write down what you think went wrong. Remember this is NOT about blaming someone else. It’s about making a true assessment of the situation. Giving up blame allows you to move forward. Playing the victim keeps you powerless and stuck. So what was it? A breakdown in communication? Bad money management? Bad judge of character? Were you over compensating or selfish?
Once you have identified the problem, ask yourself why? If you overcompensated in a relationship was it because you were afraid they wouldn’t stick around ? If you are in debt is it because you have never been taught how to work with money or save? By figuring out what it was, you can take active steps to not repeat the same mistake in the future.

Step three: Get a visual image of what you want your life to look like. Once you have figured out what you do not want, what you would not like to experience in your life; Do not focus on it! Now is the time to focus on what you do want your life to look like. I’m willing to bet that people who did not get the life they dreamed of, did not dream of that life often enough. They say that the mind cannot tell the difference between an imagined event and a real one. I know that when I visualise myself healthy and strong, doing exercises and eating healthy food, I immediately feel a rush of energy, I involuntarily feel my body moving and I feel stronger! Now you just have to keep that picture in mind long enough to move with it.

Step four: Once you have the picture in mind, you have to move with it. Moving with it means that you have to take symbolic actions in the direction of the dream. If you want to go on holiday in Croatia for example; start planning it! Go online to see the sights, check out the local dishes, see which hotels you would like to stay in and check out flight availability for the date you would like to leave. I dreamed of going to Italy and started learning Italian way before it was even a possibility for me to go, but once I got there I could already communicate. In short, in your mind you should be living your dream more than you live the ‘reality’ of your situation.

Caution: There is a part of the brain, mine at least that will caution me to be realistic. Do not listen to it! It is pessimism gift wrapped as realism. Reality is a just a current assessment of a current situation. The problem with our brains is that we get into an unpleasant situation and we think it will always be that way. Wrong! It wasn’t always that way and it doesn’t need to be either.
There is a way out of the cold but it takes a vision and persistence to find the path that’s right for you.